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Sawfly

Leucopelmonus annulicornis

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Field Notes

Description:

Small sawfly with antennae about 2/3 the length of its body with white sections on its antennae. Black head, red legs.

Habitat:

Forest

Notes:

Uncommon for a sawfly, it has white bands on its antennae. Its host plant is unknown, according to BugGuide. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.

Reference Links:

Species Leucopelmonus annulicornis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Gordon Dietzman
A lot of ichneumon wasps have that band of white on the antennae, so it may very well be an ichneumon. See possibilities starting at http://bugguide.net/node/view/14971/bgimage?from=384

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2011

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