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Sawfly on plantain - Ametastegia tenera
Copyright © 2013 Yurika Alexander

Sawfly on plantain - Ametastegia tenera
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
May 13, 2013
Size: 6mm?
Not great image... Found on plantain leaf under white oak tree.
It has thick antennae.
Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 13 May, 2013 - 4:52pm
Last updated 18 May, 2013 - 8:03am

excellent...
Moved from Common Sawflies.
… v belov, 18 May, 2013 - 8:03am

Tenthredinidae, Allantinae
Ametastegia tener (Fallen). Larvae feed on Rumex spp.
… Dave Smith, 18 May, 2013 - 7:38am

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