Sawfly larva Dolerus - eating down, Netherlands

This larvae of a sawfly is literally eating itself down. Spotted near a pond in the south of the Netherlands.

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travismorhardt

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Here is a link to a sawfly larvae gallery. There are several species that it could be, but it is a start...
http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/larvae.html Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank that's an excellent page that I did not uncover in my first search! Posted 11 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Possibly Dolerus sp.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131036448 Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Lots of species in the Netherlands:
  https://waarneming.nl/search/?q=dolerus Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Yes! I have no clue how to get beyond genus. You might have needed to rear it to adulthood. ;P Posted 2 years ago

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By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Jul 11, 2013. Captured Jul 6, 2013 16:23 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, The Netherlands.

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NIKON D7000
f/7.1
1/60s
ISO100
105mm

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