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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Conifer Sawflies (Diprionidae) » Diprion » Introduced Pine Sawfly (Diprion similis)
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Unknown Catt - Diprion similis
Copyright © 2013 Richie K.

Unknown Catt - Diprion similis
Chestertown, Warren County, New York, USA
September 1, 2013
Size: about an inch
I found this hosting on a Common Milkweed plant in bright sunlight..its about an inch to an inch and a half long and its head is black....any ideas???
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Contributed by Richie K. on 1 September, 2013 - 7:43pm
Last updated 22 July, 2019 - 7:56am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 July, 2019 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

I agree with Diprion similis
I agree with Diprion similis
… Alexander Boldyrev, 22 July, 2019 - 7:47am login or register to post comments

Introduced Pine Sawfly
Sometimes, the larvae may be found feeding on other types of plants. The Milkweed may have been tasty.
Oak: Birch: There is only one species in the genus and not much else that we could confuse it with.
… Bob Biagi, 15 July, 2018 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Introduced Pine Sawfly.
… v belov, 1 September, 2013 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Diprion similis
Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.
Adds New York to the guide.
… Fyn Kynd, 1 September, 2013 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
what were your reasons of moving this to Diprion similis,
...of all places??? members of that sawfly family feed exclusively on conifers
… v belov, 1 September, 2013 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry, v.
It's a perfect match for Diprion similis and I figured it could have fallen onto the Milkweed (?).
… Fyn Kynd, 2 September, 2013 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 September, 2013 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

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