giant birch sawfly

Trichiosoma triangulum

The Cimbicid Sawflies are large robust sawflies with clubbed antennae. They feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs.
Giant birch sawfly larvae Geotagged,Summer,Trichiosoma triangulum,United States,giant birch sawfly

Appearance

large robust sawflies with clubbed antennae.
Trichiosoma triangulum Trichiosoma triangulum (Cimbicid Sawfly) on Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamnifera) one of the species larval host plants. It may have been looking over the tree to see if it was a good place to lay eggs. Cimbicid Sawfly,Geotagged,Spring,Trichiosoma triangulum,United States,bee,fly,giant birch sawfly,sawfly

Naming

Trichiosoma taylori
Trichiosoma bicolor
Trichiosoma confusum
Abia cerasi
Trichiosoma confundum
Trichiosoma Taylori
Trichiosoma spicatum
Giant Birch Sawfly Geotagged,Spring,Trichiosoma triangulum,United States,giant birch sawfly

Food

Larvae feed on leaves of alders (Alnus), ash (Fraxinus), poplars (Populus), willows (Salix), cherries (Prunus)

References:

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http://bugguide.net/node/view/41491
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyCimbicidae
GenusTrichiosoma
SpeciesTrichiosoma triangulum
Photographed in
United States of America