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Sawfly larva

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

1 cm long brown caterpillar or larva.

Habitat:

Suburban garden

Notes:

Found on garage door

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
KarenL
Thanks Tamar - I think you have nailed it!
ForestDragon
I think this is a Sawfly larva. I have spotted two here in NY that are similar in appearance (I know these are an ocean away). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15829522 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16159513 I haven't been able to find any matches for them either other than they are Sawfly larva.
bayucca
Yes, we indeed have much more exciting ones. Sometimes there are also green ones of the same species. The texture seems to be quite conspicuous.
KarenL
It's not a very exciting caterpillar either Dominik - in fact I wasn't entirely sure that it wasn't a bird dropping until I saw it through the macro lens!
bayucca
That's a terrible one ;-)... Searching for "brown caterpillar" I got a bulk of brown shoes... Sorry, can't help...

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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
Mission
The U.K Arthropod Survey
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PublishedJuly 2, 2013

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