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Sawfly Larva

Hymenoptera

Description:

Light green, almost blue, small, about 3cm big caterpillar.

Habitat:

Alpine area.

Notes:

Still looking for exact species! Suggestions welcome :)

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3 Comments

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Yes, they can look really similar to caterpillars but check this link there is a short description how to identify the caterpillar from other larvae, http://insects.about.com/od/identifyanin...

Ursula
Ursula 10 years ago

Thx Faredin! :) Do these sawfly species have such similarities in looks as a caterpillar??

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Wow beautiful one Ursula. It's a sawfly species but don't know which one.

Ursula
Spotted by
Ursula

Bovec, Zahodna Slovenija, Slovenia

Spotted on Jun 27, 2013
Submitted on Nov 18, 2013

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