#sawfly insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
supertype: #hymenopterous_insect__hymenopterousinsect__hymenopteran__hymenopteron__hymenopter insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
subtype: #birch_leaf_miner small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
member of: #family_Tenthredinidae__Tenthredinidae sawflies
member of: #order_Hymenoptera__Hymenoptera an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
member of: #class_Insecta__Insecta__Hexapoda__class_Hexapoda insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
member of: #phylum_Arthropoda__Arthropoda jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
member of: #kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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