Rhadinoceraea micans
| Rhadinoceraea micans | |
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| Caterpillar larva of yellow flag iris sawfly (Rhadinoceraea micans) on host plant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Blennocampinae |
| Genus: | Rhadinoceraea |
| Species: | R. micans
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhadinoceraea micans Klug, 1816
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Rhadinoceraea micans, the iris sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Native to Europe, the larvae—more often noticed than the adults—can occur in large numbers causing damage to garden plants such as the yellow iris or flag, Iris pseudacorus.