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Caliroa cerasi - Larva frontal Same larva lateral:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71722/caliroa_cerasi_-_larva_lateral.html" title="Caliroa cerasi - Larva lateral"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/71722_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=XpzINGAOoWjmFlhhRptVbTdkHBU%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Caliroa cerasi - Larva lateral Same larva, frontal:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71723/caliroa_cerasi_-_larva_frontal.html Caliroa,Caliroa cerasi,Camouflage,Hymenoptera,Larva,Pear slug,Symphyta,Tenthredinidae" /></a></figure> Caliroa,Caliroa cerasi,Camouflage,Hymenoptera,Larva,Pear slug,Symphyta,Tenthredinidae Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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  1. Always an adventure to visit your page and see what new and amazing creatures you have shared - keep up the great work! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Hi Barry, thanks for the compliment - good to know it's appreciated even if I'll always have more "plans" for uploads than what I actually get around to selecting and sharing :-/ Cheers, Arp Posted 6 years ago

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The pear slug or cherry slug is the larva of the sawfly, "Caliroa cerasi", a nearly worldwide pest. They are not slugs but are a kind of sawfly of the family Tenthredinidae. The pear slug is an important pest that eats leaves of cherry, pear, and plum trees, leaving behind a skeleton of veins.

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Uploaded Dec 27, 2018.