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Sawfly - Acantholyda ruficeps
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Sawfly - Acantholyda ruficeps
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 4, 2004
I found this sawfly on the neighbor's carport. I thought it was a beetle since I'd never seen a sawfly before. After sending this in for identification, I learned that this may be the first recorded sighting of this species in North Carolina.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 23 January, 2005 - 12:09pm
Last updated 31 March, 2024 - 1:45pm

Moved
Moved from Acantholyda floridana.

The pronotum and base of the fore femur should be ferruginous in A. floridana as in here or here. The two are otherwise incredibly similar in appearance. A. floridana should be endemic to northern Florida as currently understood.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 31 March, 2024 - 11:00am

 
Well darn, not so rare after all
And thank you!
… Lynette Elliott, 31 March, 2024 - 1:41pm

such shots are every entomologist's dream
you are doing absolutely laudable job, Ma'm!
… v belov, 9 July, 2008 - 9:46pm

 
thanks
v belov.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 July, 2008 - 3:57pm

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