Is this a sawfly?
What caterpillar is this? It is consuming the leaves of a red twigged dogwood in my yard. I can wait through life cycles, but want to certain it is not an insect I need to throw in the soapy water.
Anne Arundel County Maryland
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This looks like dogwood sawfly larvae. If the shrubs are not too tall, you can pick them off and drop into a bucket of soapy water. You can also hose them off and let the birds eat them once they drop off on the ground.http://extension.umd.edu/hgic/plants/sawflies-trees-and-shrubs
The shrubs should have enough carbohydrates in their root system to put out new growth next season.
See Maryland Biodiversity https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=5080
Marian
