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Sandee Faust photographed this guy from the Warden's Watch.
What is it?
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Maybe Arge pectoralis – Birch Sawfly – https://bugguide.net/node/view/70875/bgimage
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I think it’s some type of Sawfly larvae. Not a moth or butterfly caterpillar.
Looks a lot like the ones in this Bugguide link. They ID it only to genus, no species.
Hope the link works:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/557675
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Jim Wright
Thank you!
Jim Wright
Thank you!
julie
Maybe Arge pectoralis – Birch Sawfly – https://bugguide.net/node/view/70875/bgimage
Denise
I think it’s some type of Sawfly larvae. Not a moth or butterfly caterpillar.
Looks a lot like the ones in this Bugguide link. They ID it only to genus, no species.
Hope the link works:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/557675