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sawfly with red thorax
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Posted on 07-06-2008 20:47
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Seen on the edge of damp woodland, can anyone help with this sawfly? Thanks
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Christian Schmid-Egger
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Maybe Eutomostethus ephippium, a Tenthredinidae.


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Many thanks.
 
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arnor gullanger
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Posted on 30-08-2013 20:47
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I think it's more likely to be an Eriocampa species. I found a sawfly that looked very simliar to this in Hordaland, Norway. The ID of this was confirmed from photo to be Eriocampa ovata by biologist Ole Lønnve.

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