caterpillar

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Moved from Macrophya. Discussion on this image http://bugguide.net/node/view/194214

… John R. Maxwell, 15 November, 2009 - 4:53pm

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Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.

… v belov, 10 November, 2009 - 8:23am

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Tenthredinidae

Probably a Macrophya sp. A number of species of this genus feed on elderberry but the larvae cannot be identified. Tenthredo grands feeds on Chelone.

… Dave Smith, 10 November, 2009 - 8:22am

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… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 12:37pm

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Sawfly larva; Tenthredo sp.?

Caterpillars, the larvae of lepidoptera, have 5 or fewer abdominal prolegs and 6 eyes on each side of the head. The larvae of sawflies (order Hymenoptera) have more prolegs, usually 7 or more, and only one eye on each side of the head. Caterpillar eyes are very hard to see, but the two big eyes of a sawfly larva can be quite obvious, especially on a light-colored head.

I'd be looking up the elderberry sawfly, Tenthredo grandis, if my internet connection weren't going haywire right now. It isn't in the Guide, but neither are 113 other North American Tenthredo spp. Try a Web search on T. grandis and see if it occurs in your area and looks like your larva. Since there's another photo of a similar unidentified sawfly on elderberry, the elderberry sawfly may deserve a Guide page!

Dang, I wish my connection were better right now.

… Abigail Parker, 7 July, 2009 - 9:03pm

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Probably like this

… John R. Maxwell, 6 July, 2009 - 1:32pm

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