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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Cimbicid Sawflies (Cimbicidae) » Cimbex » Elm Sawfly (Cimbex americanus)
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Is this a wasp? - Cimbex americanus
Copyright © 2014 Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland

Is this a wasp? - Cimbex americanus
Hwy. 191 between Blue Vista and Rose Peak, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
July 18, 2007
I can't be sure what kind of creature this is, except it's not a fly. Can anyone help with the ID? Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland on 11 April, 2014 - 1:06pm
Last updated 11 April, 2014 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Cimbicid Sawflies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 April, 2014 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Cimbicidae
Cimbex americana Leach
… Dave Smith, 11 April, 2014 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Cimbicid sawfly--maybe this one:



If correct, it would be our first record from Arizona.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 April, 2014 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ken Wolgemuth!
Looking forward to confirmation. This locality is near the border with New Mexico about half way up the state.
… Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland, 11 April, 2014 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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