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Sawfly (Tenthredo marginella) Sawfly (Tenthredo marginella) Geotagged,Sawfly,Tenthredo marginella,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Sawfly (Tenthredo marginella)

Sawfly (Tenthredo marginella)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful find, I imagine it to be a difficult identification. Worthy of a manual specie creation :) Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
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      Well luckily http://www.ahw.me/indexwespen.html was very usefull like so many times before. But even then the challenge was the multiple species which look similar. This name is the closest resemblance, but I am not completely sure. Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
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        Partially sure beats no ID at all on any day, and of course any community member is free to correct where needed. Thanks for the effort! Posted 12 years ago
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        It looks like a good match to me, well done!
        More photos here http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES14-4.shtml including the larvae.         Posted 12 years ago
        1. View Joost Thissen's profile
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          Thanks. Although the french language makes it a bit difficult to read that site really has got lots of information, Posted 12 years ago
          1. View WildFlower's profile
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            Funny, that's how I felt about the site you have proposed ;) Posted 12 years ago
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      While you are at it, there is another Tenthredo species posted earlier
      Green leafwasp Tenthredo mesemola is a big species, composed of two colours only: black and green. The upper side is black, except for some spots near head and neck and the shield. Even the upper side of the legs are black. On the front legs this often is less apparent, as the line of black is very thin indeed. The underside of the animal is green entirely. The larvae are found on various plants, Salix species in particular. The adults are often seen eating nectar and pollen on white flowers. But the adults also hunt for small flies which they suck on. This is remarkable for a Sawfly species, for almost all are strict vegetarians.<br /> (text from http://www.gardensafari.net/en_picpages/tenthredo_mesomela.htm)<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Groene bladwesp (Tenthredo mesomela)<br /> No english wiki :( Geotagged,Tenthredo mesemola,The Netherlands
      :)       Posted 12 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Thanks, created that specie now as well. At least the family has two members now :)

        http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/hymenoptera/tenthredinidae         Posted 12 years ago

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The Tenthredo marginella

Tenthredo marginella is a sawfly in the tenthredinidae family. Its larvae look a lot like caterpillars, and in some countries are therefore called "bastard caterpillars".

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Mar 6, 2013. Captured Aug 7, 2012 17:23 in Djept 77, 5509 LD Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/11.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.