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Order Hymenoptera, Suborder Symphyta
This large larva had just molted when I saw it. It must be in a late instar, for its size. Its old skin can be seen in photos 2 and 3.
Spotted on Nov 27, 2013
Submitted on Dec 2, 2013
6 Comments
Ok, so sawfly it is. Thanks guys.
Here is a reference to the proleg debate.
http://insects.about.com/od/identifyanin...
Put me down for a sawfly larva vote. :-)
Yes, Mark and Xun. Juan di Trani and EarlyStages had a discussion about that some days ago, but it looked inconclusive to me. I posted this hoping to get more info about it. This is the time I wish I had paid more attention to my biology classes...
I recently read somewhere if the number of proleg pairs goes past 5 it is sawfly
Looks like a sawfly larva but I am not sure