Female Large Rose Sawflies (Arge pagana) with a saw makes parallel cuts in the fresh shoots of the wild rose to lay eggs.

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Female Large Rose Sawflies (Arge pagana) with a little saw made parallel cuts in the fresh shoots of the wild rose before depositing eggs, Llanymynech, Wales, UK, Europe, August

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