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Craesus septentrionalis
Spotted on Oct 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 15, 2011
9 Comments
Thanks for the nice comments! I´m really happy about them!
Sawfly larvae are devastating to my perennial hibiscus ~ but your picture is awesome!
wow!!!
Excellent photos!
thank you
Fantastic pictures!
Sorry i dont know this plant, i have to ask my wife, shes the one with knowlege ;-)
Thanks for the id!!
You're right Dan, these are Sawfly larvae. That defense posture is quite characteristic I think eg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Craesu...
Knowing the plant they're feeding on could help id the species.
I'm thinking some kind of saw fly larvae. Looks a bit like this
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/694...