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? - Dolerus

Ridgeville, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
May 9, 2006
Size: about two inches

Contributed by Timothy Robert Nichols on 9 May, 2006 - 10:30pm
Last updated 17 July, 2019 - 7:47am

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.

… tom murray, 17 July, 2019 - 7:47am

probably Dolerus sp. (based o

probably Dolerus sp. (based on appearance)

… Alexander Boldyrev, 17 July, 2019 - 6:48am

Grass

Host plant appears to be grass, species unknown.

I recorded this observation while scanning the images in the "Unidentified Sawfly Larvae" gallery.

… John Pearson, 25 November, 2009 - 9:33pm

Moved

Moved from Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.

… Beatriz Moisset, 6 October, 2008 - 2:19pm

Sawfly Larva

Too many prolegs for a lep caterpillar. Nice photo. Here's one in the guide that looks just like yours.

… tom murray, 9 May, 2006 - 10:55pm

another point

if it were to have less prolegs, the single large stemmata (eyespot) would also be diagnostic for a sawfly larva.

… Keith Bayless, 10 May, 2006 - 2:38am

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