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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Common Sawflies (Tenthredinidae) » Tenthredininae » Sciapterygini » Filacus
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Sawfly - Filacus
Copyright © 2014 Alice Abela

Sawfly - Filacus
Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
April 15, 2014
Size: ~1cm
Found in forb dominated clearing in sandy Burton Mesa chaparral habitat

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 16 April, 2014 - 12:19am
Last updated 16 April, 2014 - 5:45pm

Moved
Moved from Common Sawflies.
… v belov, 16 April, 2014 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Tenthredinidae, Tenthredininae
Filacus sp. There are four species in the genus, but they are difficult to identify from photos. Known larval hosts are Phacelia, Amsinckia, and Ranunculus.
… Dave Smith, 16 April, 2014 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

 
hosts
I wonder if they would also use Cryptantha intermedia? That's what this individual was photographed on. I don't recall seeing the other genera referenced in the area.
… Alice Abela, 16 April, 2014 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Other hosts
are possible; larval host plants are not known for all. However, adults are often found on plants other than the larval host, so sometimes adult collection records don't mean too much.
… Dave Smith, 16 April, 2014 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Reminds me of this one:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 April, 2014 - 5:05am login or register to post comments

 
Does look similar...
You can kind of see the black and white pattern on the abdomen through the wings on mine, but I wasn't able to get a good shot of it.
… Alice Abela, 16 April, 2014 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

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