Opaque Oak Nematine (Mesoneura opaca)

Opaque Oak Nematine, a reference photo — Photo: This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Mesoneura opaca is a Palearctic species of sawfly.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Opaque Oak Nematine being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Monsoma pulveratum
Pristiphora pallidiventris
Euura viduata
Euura humeralis
Pristiphora mollis
Nematus lucidus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Mesoneura
Species: Mesoneura opaca

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