Dogwood Sawfly
Macremphytus tarsatus
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Garfield, Arkansas
Champaign, Illinois
Saint Joseph, Illinois
Hollis Center, Maine
Pownal, Maine
Standish, Maine
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Denville, New Jersey
Oyster Bay, New York
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Elkton, Virginia
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I see them on C. sericea (Red Osier Dogwood); haven't noticed them on the trees but they're probably there too. Sawfly larvae always occur in numbers, never singly, but they're easy to remove if you find them. They just curl up and play dead. The later instars make a cottony substance on their skin.