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Aproceros leucopoda

Aproceros leucopoda
Sainte-Martine, Quebec, Canada
July 30, 2020
The host plant is Ulmus americana.

Likely Aproceros leucopoda, an european species of Argidae

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/tree-pests-and-diseases/key-tree-pests-and-diseases/elm-zig-zag-sawfly/

ID suggested by Charley Eiseman.

Confirmed
Few larvae and 1 adult collected a the site by @veromartel from the Canadian Forest Services. CFIA entomology lab confirmed the specie.

Ref: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54944998

Moved
Moved from "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.

Actually an Asian species that has only recently swept across Europe. This is the first North American record (now confirmed by collected specimens).

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