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unknown - Cimbex americanus
Copyright © 2005 David E. Reed

unknown - Cimbex americanus
Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
September 9, 2005
Size: 2 inches est.
On birch tree. Can anyone ID?
Contributed by David E. Reed on 16 September, 2005 - 11:56pm
Last updated 10 November, 2009 - 8:04am

Moved
Moved from Elm sawfly.
… v belov, 10 November, 2009 - 8:04am

Think I found it - Cimbex americana
It looks like a picture of one on this site. The color is right, with the blue stripe outlined in black down the back, the black lateral spots, and the small white spots are all there.
… tom murray, 11 November, 2005 - 9:11am

Sawfly?
It looks somewhat like another one in the guide.
… tom murray, 17 September, 2005 - 12:11am

 
Sawfly
You might be right. I looked up a picture of the Willow Sawfly and it was very close. Thanks.
David
… David E. Reed, 17 September, 2005 - 9:16am

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