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Pristiphora chlorea
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Copyright © 2012
tom murray
Sawfly -
Pristiphora chlorea
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Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 14, 2012
Size: 7mm
Attracted to lights.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 14 May, 2012 - 9:19pm
Last updated 12 June, 2012 - 7:44pm
Moved
Moved from
Common Sawflies
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Thanks Dave. Once in a while a dragonfly and even butterflies are at the lights, so it may just be they happened to be resting close by the light source.
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tom murray
, 12 June, 2012 - 7:43pm
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Tenthredinidae, Nematinae
Pristiphora chlorea (Norton), female. Specimen examined. Larvae feed on oak. Sawflies aren't usually attracted to lights, though I occasionally see a few labeled so. Probably they just happen to be in the vicinity
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Dave Smith
, 12 June, 2012 - 5:08pm
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