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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
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Sawflies of Zihuatanejo
FAMILY AGRIDAE
Argid Sawflies
Genus Sericoceros
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
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.
![Argid Sawfly - Sericoceros edwardsii](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_a65fd17208044be7bf814e1d44c86c3a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_a65fd17208044be7bf814e1d44c86c3a~mv2.jpeg)
![Argid Sawfly - Sericoceros edwardsii](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_21bb3a84cab64cef9574da42de923e91~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_321,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_21bb3a84cab64cef9574da42de923e91~mv2.jpeg)
![Argid Sawfly - Sericoceros edwardsii](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_2453e97077e841adbbbafc873d5ff6a3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_2453e97077e841adbbbafc873d5ff6a3~mv2.jpeg)
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