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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   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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Sandava scitisignata (A noctuid moth) at Higgins, ACT - 3 Feb 2022 by AlisonMilton
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Scopula perlata (Cream Wave) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
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Chrysonoma fascialis (A concealer moth) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
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Scopula optivata (Varied Wave) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Chlorocoma vertumnaria (Red-fringed Emerald) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
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Sinpunctiptilia emissalis (Speedwell Pterror) at Higgins, ACT - 20 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
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Poecilohetaerus aquilus (A lauxaniid fly) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Trigonidium vittaticollis (A sword-tail cricket) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) (Millipede) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis (Speedwell Pterror) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Syneora hemeropa (Ring-tipped Bark Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton
Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) at Higgins, ACT - 13 Jan 2022 by AlisonMilton

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