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Sawfly Larvae

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I snapped this caterpillary-like thing up in Atherton Queensland. Any ideas?

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7 Comments

BradfordW.Bebb
BradfordW.Bebb 12 years ago

cool looking. I'm glad they are not a foot long.

Steve A
Steve A 12 years ago

Thanks Juan. since your suggestion, I tried What's that bug, and have sent a photo to try and determine the species. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction !

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

It´s a sawfly larvae

Steve A
Steve A 12 years ago

@Nicholas, I don't recall. I was volunteering at the Tolga Bat Hospital near Atherton when I saw it, so don't remember which plant it was on, sorry.

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

nice shot. Was kind of plant was it on?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Can be a moth larvae..!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Interesting macro work..!!

Steve A
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Steve A

4883, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Sep 27, 2009
Submitted on Jul 18, 2011

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