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Bug eating glade mallow leaves - Atomacera decepta
Copyright © 2012 Janet Allen

Bug eating glade mallow leaves - Atomacera decepta
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
June 21, 2012
Size: 3/4 in
The glade mallow is covered with these larvae and they're turning the leaves into lace.
Contributed by Janet Allen on 21 June, 2012 - 2:37pm
Last updated 7 July, 2012 - 2:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John Stanard, 7 July, 2012 - 2:16pm

A Likely Suspect...
Guide.
… John Stanard, 21 June, 2012 - 5:12pm

These look to be
the larvae of a Sawfly
… john and jane balaban, 21 June, 2012 - 3:29pm

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