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Alder Sawfly

Eriocampa ovata

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Field Notes

Description:

Distinctive, shiny black Sawfly with dark wings which turn clear on the ends and a bright red thorax. About 6 mm in length. The Alder Sawfly has a distinctive posture, slightly hump-backed and with the antennae held downwards. Family Tenthredinidae (Hymentoptera, Symphyta).

Habitat:

Found resting on a leaf, Totem Bight State Park, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Notes:

Many thanks to M.Goff of Sitka, Alaska for the identification.
https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/418164-Eriocampa-ovata
https://bugguide.net/node/view/102810
https://bugguide.net/node/view/102810/bgimage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriocampa_ovata

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