iris sawfly

Questions

What does iris sawfly mean?

Rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.

Where does iris sawfly come from?

From iris + sawfly, so called because its larvae feed on Iris-genus plants.

How to pronounce iris sawfly

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