White 'wooly' caterpillar on Alder. - Eriocampa ovata - BugGuide.Net

HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp

Clickable Guide

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Previous events

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Common Sawflies (Tenthredinidae) » Allantinae » Eriocampini » Eriocampa » Woolly Alder Sawfly (Eriocampa ovata)

Photo#681811

Copyright © 2012 Rick Watts

White 'wooly' caterpillar on Alder. - Eriocampa ovata

Sherwood Park, Strathcona.County, Alberta, Canada
July 29, 2012
Size: 7mm

This small white "wooly" caterpillar was on a hazel bush amongst many similar shed skins.

Images of this individual: tag all

White 'wooly' caterpillar on Alder. - Eriocampa ovata

White 'wooly' caterpillar on Alder. - Eriocampa ovata

tag · login or register to post comments

Contributed by Rick Watts on 29 July, 2012 - 8:07pm
Last updated 20 April, 2021 - 11:21pm

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 July, 2019 - 3:36pm

login or register to post comments

Moved

Moved from "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.

… v belov, 23 August, 2012 - 12:38pm

login or register to post comments

Dogwood Sawfly?

This looks like it... [url]http://woodypests.cas.psu.edu/FactSheets/InsectFactSheets/html/DogwoodSawfly.html[url]

However I'm puzzled as a Google search for dogwood sawfly shows a variety of larva that don't look anything like this... I guess I also have to work out if that really was hazel it was on too.

… Rick Watts, 29 July, 2012 - 8:54pm

login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 July, 2012 - 8:12pm

login or register to post comments

Sawfly larva

Maybe something like this one:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 July, 2012 - 8:11pm

login or register to post comments

Wooly alder sawfly

I double checked the shrub that it's on. It's actually alder, not hazel. That would make it a wooly alder sawfly larva. Is there a procedure for getting images moved?

… Rick Watts, 29 July, 2012 - 9:16pm

login or register to post comments

If you're 100-percent sure...

...you are free to move the image following the instructions here.

My preference would be to leave it here until one of our experts had had the chance to comment.

It's entirely your call, though.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 July, 2012 - 9:27pm

login or register to post comments

Thanks.

Thanks Ken, I'm happy to leave it for an expert!

… Rick Watts, 30 July, 2012 - 10:36am

login or register to post comments

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version

Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact