Pseudoperga lewisii

A Sawfly at Higgins, ACT

Pseudoperga lewisii at Higgins, ACT - 3 Jan 2018
Pseudoperga lewisii at Higgins, ACT - 3 Jan 2018
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Identification history

Pseudoperga lewisii 13 Jan 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 6 Jan 2018 AlisonMilton

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2 comments

   14 Jan 2018
I think she may be guarding her eggs laid in the leaf above her - see page 74 of Roger Farrow's book
AlisonMilton wrote:
   14 Jan 2018
You're right. I just went back there and there were three tiny little larvae. There were three all with the same markings on the leaf.

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Cosmodes elegans (Green Blotched Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Tortricopsis pyroptis (A Concealer moth (Wingia Group)) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Constrictana group constrictana at Higgins, ACT - 16 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Higgins, ACT - 14 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Caliroa cerasi (Pear and cherry slug) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton
Mordella sydneyana (Pintail Beetle) at Higgins, ACT - 12 Dec 2023 by AlisonMilton

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  • 3 Jan 2018 10:50 AM Recorded on
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