Sawfly

The term sawfly refers to any insect of the suborder Symphyta. Unlike most Hymenoptera, sawfly larvae are herbivorous and resemble caterpillars, lacking a constricted "wasp-waist" (petiole) between the thorax and abdomen. They get their name from the saw-like ovipositor the female uses to cut into plant tissue for egg-laying. Sawflies are considered major agricultural and forest pests in some regions due to their leaf-eating habits. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Insect

Raspberry horntail

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. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry (Genus page). Get back to Sawflys
Class	Insecta
order	Hymenoptera
family	Cephidae
subfamily	Cephinae
genus	Hartigia
species	H. cressonii