Caliroa

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Species

Cherry Slug Sawfly

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyTenthredinidae

Observations2,389

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 662
With media: 17
Family: Tenthredinidae
Collections: USNM, INHS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, CU
Recorded in: United States, Canada

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Instance of: taxon
Image: (MHNT) Caliroa cerasi.jpg

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taxon name: Caliroa
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Caliroa

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thumb|Caliroa cerasi imago

Caliroa is a genus of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. The larvae are slimy in appearance, and are sometimes referred to as "slugs" (e.g., the "pear slug") although they are insects rather than gastropods.

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