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Elm Sawfly (Cimbex americanus)
Photo#266467
Copyright © 2009
Donald L. Wilcoxson
Wasp or Fly? -
Cimbex americanus
Blanchard, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
April 16, 2009
Size: Body 1 inch long
Specimen doesn't attempt to fly even though it "flutters" its wings; just crawls and climbs. It doesn't appear to have a stinger.
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Contributed by
Donald L. Wilcoxson
on 16 April, 2009 - 12:52pm
Cimbex americana
A Sawfly. Despite of the name, it is a Wasp - You can see that it has 4 wings, Flys have only two. But you are right that it doesn't sting.
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margarethe brummermann
, 16 April, 2009 - 12:59pm
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