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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Cimbicid Sawflies (Cimbicidae) » Cimbex » Elm Sawfly (Cimbex americanus)
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Hymenopteran - Cimbex americanus
Copyright © 2005 Wim Kok

Hymenopteran - Cimbex americanus
North of Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
August 7, 2003
Size: 1.5"
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Contributed by Wim Kok on 21 March, 2005 - 12:31pm
Last updated 14 February, 2010 - 4:54pm

Moved
Moved from Cimbicid Sawflies.
… v belov, 14 February, 2010 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

Cimbicidae
Cimbex americana is correct. Color varies in the species.
… Dave Smith, 14 February, 2010 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Cimbicid Sawfly
This is a sawfly in the family Cimbicidae, probably the genus Cimbex. Larvae feed on foliage of certain broadleaved trees.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 March, 2005 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Cimbex americana?
Could this be Cimbex americana, the Elm Sawfly? This species is listed here as one of two species occurring in Quebec. The photo looks pretty similar too, but I don't know how different the colouration of Cimbex species is.
… Joel Kits, 22 March, 2005 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

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