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sawfly - Macrophya cassandra

sawfly - Macrophya cassandra
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2010
Size: 9mm

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Moved
Moved from Macrophya.

Specimen examined -
Macrophya cassandra Kirby, 1882. The larva is believed to feed on hickory.

Moved
Moved from Common Sawflies.
Dave, I saved this one, so you should be seeing it.
I got a few more interesting ones in northern NH that I'll be posting shortly. One of them is colored just like a green soldier fly.

Tenthredindae, Tenthredininae
Macrophya sp. I need to see these black species for an id. Most often I have to check the ovipositor.

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