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Columbine Sawfly Larva - Pristiphora rufipes
Copyright © 2014 Ted Kropiewnicki

Columbine Sawfly Larva - Pristiphora rufipes
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
July 1, 2013
Size: ~ 11 mm
Found on European Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris).
Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 6 January, 2014 - 10:09pm
Last updated 11 January, 2014 - 9:58pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 January, 2014 - 10:24am

Tenthredinidae, Nematinae
Pristiphora rufipes Serville. This is the correct name for the columbine sawfly. It was previously called Pristiphora aquilegiae. An introduced species.
… Dave Smith, 11 January, 2014 - 10:21am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 January, 2014 - 10:10pm

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