Birch sawfly larvae (aka the spotted regal sawfly)

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Published: 29 Jul 2026 › Updated: 29 Jul 2026 Birch sawfly larvae (aka the spotted regal sawfly)

Birch sawfly larvae (aka the spotted regal sawfly)

Today I harvested some fruits from the tree. It was a birch, so I got nor apples neither lemons -- but those fancy spectacular larvae. Happily, Google helped me to identify those caterpillars quickly: it were birch sawfly larvae, or the spotted regal sawfly.

They do love the taste of birch leaves! wht else can I say... they look so, so spectacular that I could not stop shooting them. I made 4 captures using camera and macro lens, and 33 more using my wife's smartphone. Will look forward to see what will happen with said birch a few days later... The visuals may look funny but actually they are also scary.

Latin name	Observation date	Location
Nematus septentrionalis	2026-07-29	Gatchinskii district, Leningradskaya oblast, Russia

Link to original community	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386135640
Latitude	Longitude
59.20869820982254	30.39866458043826

Post goes for #Photofeed wildlife photography contest, Round 180

location:	Vyritza, Russia	July 2026	natural light
camera/lens:	Canon 5dm3	Sigma 150mm	raw-conv
t 1/500	f/2.8	ISO 500

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