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Fenusa pusilla

DEFINITIONS OF: Fenusa pusilla

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n small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation

Synonyms:
birch leaf miner
Type of:
sawfly
insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
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