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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Argid Sawflies (Argidae) » Atomacera » Hibiscus Sawfly (Atomacera decepta)
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black and orange sawfly - Atomacera decepta
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

black and orange sawfly - Atomacera decepta
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 13, 2005
Size: 5 - 10 mm
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 May, 2005 - 1:22pm
Last updated 19 May, 2008 - 8:50am

Hibiscus Sawfly
I believe you have Atomacera decepta, the Hibiscus Sawfly (1). I currently have several adults buzzing around my hibiscus plant. I think they overwintered and are now mating. If this was near a hibiscus plant of yours, you may need to do something about them. Last summer their larvae nearly ate the whole plant.
… Mike Boone, 14 May, 2005 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the ID. I don't think I have any hibiscus, but this was at my neighbors...and she seems to have every plant known to man....so, I'll let her know.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 May, 2005 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

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