#3593 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants
Elm Zigzag Sawfly
🇳🇱 Iepenzigzagbladwesp ·Aproceros leucopoda
🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)
📍 Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg
📍 Nationaal Park De Biesbosch, Werkendam, North Brabant, NL
📍 Wijk bij Duurstede, De Geer, 3962 RB Wijk bij Duurstede, Nederland
📍 Zeewolde, Nederland
📍 6675 AC Valburg, Nederland
📍 Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg
📍 Noordwijkerhout, Nederland
📍 Lisse, Nederland
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Léo-Guy de Repentigny · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Paul Cook · CC BY 4.0
- 3. Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. Nationaal Park De Biesbosch, Werkendam, North Brabant, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
- 5. Wijk bij Duurstede, De Geer, 3962 RB Wijk bij Duurstede, Nederland:© Marsel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 6. Zeewolde, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. 6675 AC Valburg, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
- 10. Lisse, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
what is it?
Aproceros leucopoda , the elm zigzag sawfly , is a species of sawfly in the family Argidae. It is an invasive species in Europe and North America.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 37 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 2,531 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.
fact sheet
- English
- Elm Zigzag Sawfly
- Nederlands
- Iepenzigzagbladwesp
- scientific name
- Aproceros leucopoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Argidae
- in NL
- introduced
- sightings in NL
- 37
- sightings in Europe
- 768
- sightings worldwide
- 2,531
- GBIF records in NL
- 1,301
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
relatives· Argidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 497733, Wikidata Q622123, GBIF 8599762, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.