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Larva on rose bush - Arge ochropus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 9, 2006

Can anyone ID this larva which is eating my rosebush?

Nolie

Contributed by Nolie Schneider on 9 July, 2006 - 8:43am
Last updated 21 April, 2013 - 5:46am

Moved

Moved from Arge.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 August, 2009 - 7:58am

Arge ochropa (Gmelin)

OK for larva of this introduced rose sawfly.

… Dave Smith, 2 August, 2009 - 7:30pm

Arge ochropa (Gmelin)

Thanks, Dave.

Nolie

… Nolie Schneider, 3 August, 2009 - 6:29am

It's a sawfly

- and googling "rose sawfly" turns up some similar larvae in the genus Arge. Possibly A. ochropa, which has been recorded in S. Ontario, according to this website.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 July, 2006 - 8:48am

It's a sawfly

Thanks, Hannah.

Nolie

… Nolie Schneider, 9 July, 2006 - 8:54am

Moved to genus level

until we get a second opinion on ID.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 20 July, 2006 - 10:06am

Moved to genus level

Thanks, Hannah.

Nolie

… Nolie Schneider, 20 July, 2006 - 10:50am

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