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North American Elm Sawfly
Cimbex americanus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Birch SawflyCimbex femoratus
Golden-legged Mydas FlyMydas tibialis
Giant Birch SawflyTrichiosoma triangulum
Large Alder SawflyCimbex connatus
Black-headed Ash SawflyTethida barda
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 503 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 330 |
| Maine | 249 |
| Alaska | 226 |
| New Hampshire | 198 |
| New Brunswick | 156 |
| Saskatchewan | 130 |
| Vermont | 113 |
| Quebec | 111 |
| British Columbia | 90 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Club-horned Sawflies · Cimbicidae |
| Genus | Cimbex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise North American Elm Sawfly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.