Brambles sawfly female ( Philomastix xanthophylax ) .

It looked like the female just completed her egg laying task and needed to rest. First I believed that she was guarding her clutch of eggs but she barely moved even when gently touched . She was still alive and in the same position after 5 days but she was dead on day 6. The eggs hatched on day 9 after first observation and the body of the female was still in the same position . I was wondering if she stayed there to act as a guardian even as a dead one. Unfortionately I had to continue our traveling and missed out to see how it all progressed.