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Roseslug Sawfly (Endelomyia aethiops)
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Copyright © 2009
Ray Lemke
Small Bee ID? -
Endelomyia aethiops
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
May 31, 2009
Size: 5 mm
I found several of these small bees on the leaves of one of my rose bushes, which do not have roses or buds. ID?
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Contributed by
Ray Lemke
on 31 May, 2009 - 9:12pm
Last updated 10 October, 2009 - 7:27pm
Moved tenatively per Dr. Smith's comment
Moved from
Common Sawflies
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v belov
, 10 October, 2009 - 7:27pm
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Tenthredinidae
Can't see wing venation well enough, but very similar in color and size to Endelomyia aethiops, the larvae of which feed on rose leaves.
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Dave Smith
, 10 October, 2009 - 6:56pm
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Thanks
Thanks, Dave
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Ray Lemke
, 10 October, 2009 - 7:00pm
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Not a bee
This is a Sawfly (Tenthredinidae?).
No idea what species it is though, sorry. Are they yellow under the wings?
I have seen a lot of these myself and it would be intresting to see what species they are.
Heres one of mine I found
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James Bailey
, 31 May, 2009 - 9:42pm
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Thanks
Thanks for the sawfly ID. I'll keep watching the rosebush to see if I can get some better and more revealing shots.
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Ray Lemke
, 1 June, 2009 - 8:28pm
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