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Flies - The Lime-green Sawfly

First seen on Thursday 18th May 2017 at Croome

Sawflies get their name from the fact that the female has a saw-like ovipositor. She uses this to cut into plants to lay her eggs. There are thousands of different sawflies, this one (Rhogogaster Viridis) is green with variable amounts of black markings.


 

You can see in the one below, there is more green colouration, and a more intricate pattern on its back.