Rose Sawfly

rose sawfly
Body length, about 1 cm.

Resting on the wheelie bin by the hedge what looks like the Large Rose Sawfly, Arge pagana. The females have ‘saws’ to cut into plants when laying eggs. There’s a self-seeded rose growing up in the beech hedge right next to the bins.

Drawn in Procreate, using my homemade ‘worn nib’ brush for the line work.

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