Raspberry horntail

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phylum Arthropoda Hartigia cressonii (commonly known as the Raspberry Horntail) is a species of sawfly (not a wasp) in the family Cephidae. The adult has a narrow, iridescent black body and long antennae, while the mature larvae are cylindrical, white, about 1 inch (25 mm) long, and bore into the stems of cane plants. It is native to North America, particularly the Western United States.

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Class Insecta
order Hymenoptera
family Cephidae
subfamily Cephinae
genus Hartigia
species H. cressonii