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Longtailed sawfly

larva Family Pergidae

Description:

i spotted them in a local park. they are about 50-60mm long. look at their faces, they look like wearing snow goggles. so cute ^^

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago
Longtailed sawfly larva
Family Pergidae Sawflies - Subfamily Pterygophorinae


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6 Comments

kimkiu
kimkiu 11 years ago

thanks

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

very nice series!

kimkiu
kimkiu 11 years ago

thanks martin!

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

A very nice macro of the commonly found longtail sawfly larvae.
There are several species of course, and they get quite confusing because they are different between instars.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/852...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/792...

kimkiu
kimkiu 11 years ago

thank you ^^

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wonderful series !

kimkiu
Spotted by
kimkiu

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 18, 2011
Submitted on May 18, 2012

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