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Sawfly - Adelesta nova
Copyright © 2011 Charley Eiseman

Sawfly - Adelesta nova
Butter Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 11, 2011
Size: 5-6 mm
Rested for a few moments on a patch of Chrysosplenium americanum.

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 11 April, 2011 - 6:02pm
Last updated 29 April, 2011 - 8:41pm

amazing... simply amazing! thanks, Kollegen.
Moved from Selandriinae.
… v belov, 29 April, 2011 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.
Interesting! Sorry to say I didn't collect it. I'll keep an eye out for others next time I visit that spot. These are the only photos I got of it, but if there is an area in any of these shots you'd like me to zoom in on I can add a closer crop.
… Charley Eiseman, 22 April, 2011 - 6:42am

Tenthredinidae, Selandriinae
This is an odd, and perhaps very rare, thing! I need to check it out with the collection and get back to you later.
… Dave Smith, 22 April, 2011 - 5:56am

 
Found it!
Adelesta nova (Norton, 1867). A rarely seen sawfly. Norton described it from a single specimen from "Maine". I have seen only several additional specimens from Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. No one knows is host plant or anything else about it. Nice find!
… Dave Smith, 29 April, 2011 - 8:17pm

 
Thanks for tracking it down!
There are a great many host plants to choose from in this spot. I visit it often, and I will make a point of looking for larvae there.
… Charley Eiseman, 2 May, 2011 - 8:08am

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