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Sawfly

Order Hymenoptera, Suborder Symphyta

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Sergio Monteiro
Thank you very much, John. It fooled me because most sawflies I've seen have longer abdomen.
John La Salle
Hi Sergio This is some type of sawfly (Symphyta). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawfly These are the most primitive of wasps - where the larvae still eat plants similar to caterpillars. Don't know the families well enough to tell you which one.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2015

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