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Sawfly (Heterarthrus vagans) Discussion Thread

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Sawfly (Heterarthrus vagans) Discussion Thread:

See the following discussion thread for information (and photos) of the larva of the sawfly Heterathrus vagans which uses Italian Alder (Alnus cordata) as its host/food plant:

http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/forum/viewt ... f=24&t=620

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Re: Sawfly (Heterarthrus vagans) Discussion Thread

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Herterarthrus vagans was recorded as a pupating larva in a leaf-mine on Italian Alder (Alnus cordata) at Ness Botanic Gardens, Neston, Wirral on the 24th October 2004.

Peruse the photos below to see the larval blotch mine on Italian Alder and also the characteristic Heterarthrus circular pupation 'pod' which the larva constructs and in which the pupa overwinters.

Steve

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Larval mine of Heterarthrus vagans <br />on Italian Alder (Alnus cordata) leaf
Larval mine of Heterarthrus vagans
on Italian Alder (Alnus cordata) leaf
Circular pupation 'pod' <br />of Heterarthrus vagans on <br />Italian Alder (Alnus cordata)
Circular pupation 'pod'
of Heterarthrus vagans on
Italian Alder (Alnus cordata)
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