Ken
Thanks for using the site and the Insect ID...your photographer friends can send in pics also for ID.
Sawfly Larva Identification by: Ken Thomas
Moni:
Thank you for the identification of the image of the Sawfly Larva that I submitted.
As a Nature Photographer having a source of insect identification is extremely helpful when normal sources of identification (insect guides available or going to the web with a general discription) does not produce results because without a proper image ID a particular image cannot be used for publication.
Your name and this web site will be mentioned to other photographers I know and mentioned when images identifyed are submitted for publication.
As Always
Ken Tnomas
Sawfly larva by: Moni
Ken
Your caterpillar is the larva of a sawfly. There are several sawfly larva that have been found feeding on ferns. However, no one to date has reared them to get a photo of the adult to know which is which.
So, to know which sawfly you have, it would have to be reared to an adult which could then be ID'ed....especially if the specimen was in the hands of someone who knows their sawfly adults.
Great photo!
