Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Conifer Sawflies (Diprionidae)
Photo#124606
Conifer sawfly
Copyright © 2007 David Bree

Conifer sawfly
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
July 5, 2007
Size: 6mm
This one has me stumped. I don't even know what group to look in. I thought maybe a Twisted Wing but I don't think so after looking at the pictures available. It was just crawling on a Butter and Eggs plant I bent down to look at for caterpillars. I put it into a jar and then the refrigerator for the picture. From the picture I see it has a broken wing which was probably why it was so easy to coax into the jar. Any thoughts?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by David Bree on 5 July, 2007 - 8:02pm
Last updated 9 August, 2009 - 8:25pm

Moved
Moved from Diprion.
… v belov, 9 August, 2009 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Diprionidae
Male. Could be a Monoctenus, or a Neodiprion. All males of this family have this type of antennae
… Dave Smith, 9 August, 2009 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
Thanks to the unknown editor that id'd this and moved it to the Conifer Sawfly group. I didn't know any sawflies had branched antennae. Now that I am looking in the right group I see in Marshall's book there is a Monoctenus sp. that looks much like this. The larva of that genus develop on Eastern White Cedar which are common in the location this was found.
… David Bree, 6 July, 2007 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact