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Pine Sawfly (Home)

Tenthredinidae

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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny insect homes. So perfect. First three are hatched and last two are occupied and on a Pine Tree. The home looks just like the twig bark. Pupation occurs in a usually broadly oval, papery cocoon either in litter surface or in the ground.

Reference Links:

Species Diprion similis - Introduced Pine Sawfly - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ForestDragon
I saw a bunch of these when I was visiting friends in New Hampshire! I believe that they are pupal homes (cocoons) of some insect, perhaps a wasp. Still working on an ID. It has already hatched.

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PublishedApril 10, 2014

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