Nematus leucotrochus is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae, known as the pale-spotted gooseberry sawfly. Widespread throughout central and northern Europe, this insect is best known as a pest of gooseberries. The larvae feed on the foliage of the plant, defoliating it. Unlike Nematus ribesii, the common gooseberry sawfly, the species has a single brood. Adults appear in early May and larvae in May and June.[1]
| Pale-spotted gooseberry sawfly | |
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| Larva on gooseberry leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Nematinae |
| Genus: | Nematus |
| Species: | N. leucotrochus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nematus leucotrochus | |
References
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- ^ Alford, David V. (2014), "Nematus leucotrochus Hartig", Pests of Fruit Crops: a Colour Handbook (2nd ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-4822-5420-4
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