Dock sawfly
Insect
Dock sawfly
Ametastegia glabrata (Fallén)
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae
Distribution: Mainly southern Canada and northern US south to PA and IL.
Photos
Adult is bluish-black with red legs.
Ginette Laplante, Ministry of Ag., Fisheries, and Food
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The adult is bluish black with red legs (A). The larva (B) is a smooth velvety green worm with white legs (3 pairs of true legs and 7 pairs of prolegs) and a dark head.