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Sawfly

Pachynematus sp

Photo by Bkripto
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Field Notes

Description:

FIRST OF ALL…
Is a Caterpillar in Anthropod?
(1" inch/25mm). Silver back with White belly, protracted head with White eyes 👀 & tiny Black "pupils". 11 total cells, 4 front legs & 2 on rear end. Wiggles when she walks.

Habitat:

Eating wild Watercress species, "Bittercress".

Reference Links:

Unidentified Sawfly Larvae - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Bkripto
CHRISTINE!!! You are absolutrly correct! Thank you!
Christine Y.
Yep, caterpillars are arthropods...But, I think that this might be a sawfly larva because it appears to have a whole bunch of prolegs. Might be Pachynematus sp., but I'm not sure.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017

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