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Argidae, pupa on Desmodium - Atomacera debilis
Copyright © 2018 MJ Hatfield

Argidae, pupa on Desmodium - Atomacera debilis
Talmage Hill WA, Union County, Iowa, USA
July 11, 2015
Size: 3.8 mm
Yes, this is this sawfly pupa. Sawfly pupae that I've seen are usually wrapped in a wiry cocoon.
Found on a Desmoidum leaf in this rearing:

where the other pupae were in wiry cocoons.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 13 February, 2018 - 1:49pm
Last updated 15 February, 2018 - 1:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… MJ Hatfield, 13 February, 2018 - 3:12pm

Seems to be...
There's a photo of an argid sawfly pupa in the introduction of my leafminer book, and it's pretty similar to this.
… Charley Eiseman, 13 February, 2018 - 2:48pm

 
Thanks Charley,
You know your book better than I do.
I 'assumed' but didn't want to assume.
… MJ Hatfield, 13 February, 2018 - 3:11pm

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