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Thursday
Jun042009

Green Sawfly

DateThu 2009-06-04

Another sawfly, this time probably Rhogogaster viridis (another out-of-focus photo shows the characteristic green pterostigma more clearly).  In this species the pterostigma and leading edge of the wing are green, whereas those in Tenthredo mesomelas (shown here) are black.

Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-06-04.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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