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Yellow-Kneed Sawfly

DateThu 2010-11-11

From back in May: a black sawfly, probably a Dolerus sp (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).  There are several Dolerus species with yellow knees like this: Dolerus gonager, Dolerus puncticollis and Dolerus vestigialis, but I don't know which this one is.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-15.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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