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Caterpillar ID - Zaraea
Copyright © 2008 YMerriam

Caterpillar ID - Zaraea
Three Rivers WMA, between Onondaga and Oswego Counties, Onondaga County, New York, USA
July 4, 2008
Size: 1.25 inch
I found several of these caterpillars on what appeared to be wild honeysuckle bushes.
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Contributed by YMerriam on 4 July, 2008 - 7:29pm
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 11:47pm

We see about seven pair
of abdominal prolegs, so this is a sawfly larva. Identifying the foodplant should be a great help to the experts.
… john and jane balaban, 4 July, 2008 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Honeysuckle Sawfly ~ Zaraea fasciata
The host plant for both of these leaf rollers was honeysuckle. It appears to be the larva of the Honeysuckle Sawfly, Zaraea fasciata.
… YMerriam, 5 July, 2008 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Can you tell us how you figured this out?
Great work! Do you see others on the base sawfly page that seem to be the same to you? We have many unidentified sawfly larvae to figure out. Thanks
… john and jane balaban, 6 July, 2008 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for such a prompt lead
Thanks for such a prompt lead.
… YMerriam, 4 July, 2008 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

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