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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Webspinning and Leafrolling Sawflies (Pamphiliidae) » Cephalciinae » Cephalcia » Cephalcia fulviceps
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Pumpkin headed Sawfly - Cephalcia fulviceps
Copyright © 2016 David Israel

Pumpkin headed Sawfly - Cephalcia fulviceps
Woodside Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
June 5, 2016
Size: Aproximately 5/8 inch
I thought that this one was a beetle when I first spotted it, but closer inspection revealed otherwise. I don't often see sawflies, but I believe that this is one, possibly a male. It was sitting on a grass blade on the edge of a minimum maintenance road when I spotted it. It showed no inclination to fly, but walked on the ground a bit, then readily walked onto my hand where it walked around while I photographed it some more. Any help with ID will be appreciated.

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Contributed by David Israel on 5 June, 2016 - 10:15pm
Last updated 8 July, 2016 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from Webspinning and Leafrolling Sawflies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 July, 2016 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

Pamphiliidae
Cephalcia fulviceps (Rohwer). Larvae feed on pines. Not a common species. I have records from CT,NH, NJ, Ontario, and Quebec, but it is certainly more widespread.
… Dave Smith, 8 July, 2016 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

Habitat
I don't know if it may help in identification or add to information about this species, but this one was found on the edge of a gravel road approximately 30 feet from the edge of a 30 year old white pine plantation with a farm field across the road.
… David Israel, 5 June, 2016 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

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