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Sawfly larva

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Description:

Pretty sure this is a sawfly larva. Its head is buried in the rose bud and you can see some excrement attached to the other end.

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Comments (4)
iPlayBanjoNow
That's very interesting! The blue one was spotted just a day before the green. However, there were several on the same plant. I'll be sure to monitor them more closely this year.
keithp2012
I think this may be a blue morph of the other sawfly larvae as they look exactly the same, but your other larvae is the normal green color. If it is this is a rare find!
ceherzog
I'm guessing excrement...pretty destructive little guy. Very beautiful shots!
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PublishedJune 23, 2011

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