Species Macremphytus tarsatus - Dogwood Sawfly

Classification · Identification · Life Cycle · Internet References

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Subfamily Allantinae

Genus Macremphytus

Species tarsatus (Dogwood Sawfly)

Identification

Young larvae are covered with a powdery white waxy coating. Mature larvae are yellow beneath with black spots or cross-stripes above.

Life Cycle

Larvae bore into wood to pupate and overwinter.

Internet References

Larval image - powdery white immature larva and black and yellow mature larva at Forestrypests.org

Feeding damge and larvae Penn State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University second image

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 1 August, 2006 - 6:41pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, tom murray
Last updated 1 October, 2006 - 7:18am

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