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Tenthredinidae, upper side of leaf - Metallus lanceolatus

Tenthredinidae, upper side of leaf - Metallus lanceolatus
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015: collected leaf miners on White Avens, Geum canadense
August 6, 2015: 2 live adults (froze, too much moisture, not good enough to photograph but I did anyway)

Identification confirmed by D.R. Smith. Specimen examined and deposited in USNM.

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