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Sawflies of Zihuatanejo

FAMILY AGRIDAE

Argid Sawflies

Genus Atomacera

Unlike other hymenopterans, sawflies have larvae that resemble the caterpillars of moths and butterflies, but the larvae typically have more than 5 pairs of prolegs. Sawflies are so named due to the saw like ovipositor that the females use to cut open plant tissue where she will lay her eggs.

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