Elm sawfly larva ( Cimbex americanus ) by larose forest photos


03-Sep-2022	Christine Hanrahan

Found, along with three others, on a willow by the trail. This is the same species as the brilliant yellow one posted earlier (see Next).

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Torben Jorgensen		17-Sep-2022 08:11
Excellent shot of the funny looking larva. V

Apostolos Tikopoulos		16-Sep-2022 17:31
Lovely details and colors. V

Walter Otto Koenig		16-Sep-2022 15:28
great shot with this detail and textures. Amazing that it's the same species as the yellow one. "V"

pkocinski		16-Sep-2022 11:16
Interesting difference from the previous one...

Pierre Martin		16-Sep-2022 10:33
great picture and head focus, interresting that changing color!

Borisalex		16-Sep-2022 08:56
So snuggled into the leaf with hisposition! Fine shot of nature´s wonder world! V

globalgadabout		16-Sep-2022 05:07
an interesting colour at this stage of development...it seems methodical in consuming that leaf in so smooth a curve..

Dennis Hoyne		16-Sep-2022 03:42
What a cool shot! I wonder what determines the color of these larva?

Don		16-Sep-2022 03:34
Hard at work (really arched into it) doing what caterpillars do: eating.

joseantonio		16-Sep-2022 03:06
looks so different from the previous one.V

Hank Vander Velde		16-Sep-2022 02:36
Wow! Great find and image Christine. Amazing that they change colours.

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