Observation:Mgoff 212
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Date | 2013/08/28 |
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| Observer(s) | Matt Goff, Rowan Goff |
| Coordinates | 57.065108409443, -135.35223573446 |
| Locale | Sitka |
| Location Name | Mill Street Fields |
| Elevation | |
| Summary | Many sawfly larvae feeding gregariously on the leaves of a willow. It appeared they had stripped one branch and then moved together to another one. When disturbed, they lifted their back ends up - presumably a defensive posture, though it's unclear to me how that might help. There were eggs laid on a couple of different leaves (including one leaf where you could see the remains of eggs that had hatched out - my guess is these were the larvae that came from those). We collected 4 to try and raise - hopefully we can see the adults if we don't get an id from the larvae. |
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Species Observed: Salix sitchensis, Hymenoptera
Unidentified Caterpillars on Sitka Willow (Salix sitchensis)
