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Green, semi-transparent caterpillar with a yellow head. Single stemmata on each side of the head. Subfamily Tenthredininae
On nagoonberry on top of a small mountain in tundra habitat
Subfamily Tenthredininae
Spotted on Aug 22, 2018
Submitted on Oct 8, 2018
2 Comments
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that. However, I think I have a bit of a better chance at ID since we usually have a more limited number of species that occur on the island. I submitted to bugguide and I'll wait and see what they say.
I agree that this looks like a Sawfly larva. I don't have a good reference for Alaskan insects, though. I know that Sawfly larvae that look similar in the lower 48 States don't usually get identified unless someone rears them to adult.