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ID Please - Cimbex americana
Copyright © 2006 Naomi Smith

ID Please - Cimbex americana
Pickering, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
June 14, 2006
Size: 1 inch +
This larage insect was on a spent dandelion blowing in the wind. Sat there for some minutes just holding on. What kind of insect has swollen antennas?
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Contributed by Naomi Smith on 15 June, 2006 - 3:42pm
Last updated 13 October, 2008 - 3:00pm

Moved
Moved from Cimbicid Sawflies.
… Ken Schneider, 13 October, 2008 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

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Looks like some kind of Sawfly (Hymenoptera, Symphyta).
Compare to this:
… Sean McCann, 15 June, 2006 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, Cimbex americana; please move to the sp. page
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… v belov, 9 October, 2008 - 4:16am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Sean, they certainly l
Thanks Sean, they certainly look alike.
Naomi
… Naomi Smith, 17 June, 2006 - 4:01am login or register to post comments

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