Bottlebrush sawfly at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 30 Sep 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 30 Sep 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Lophyrotoma sp | 30 Sep 2016 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 30 Sep 2016 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa. This insect was very engrossed in some Hemlock flowers, a dangerous practice. I had no camera but I was able to capture it in a small container to take home to photograph and then release.
3 comments
RogerF
wrote:
30 Sep 2016
Its a sawfly Pergidae: Pterygophorinae. Adults are nectar feeders. Note wasp-like warning coloration.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
8 Oct 2016
Thanks Speedsta. It helped that the sawfly very engrossed in the Hemlock flowers and didn't mind my being so close.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066097-35.500754
- Altitude 582.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Jan 2016 08:44 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterygophorus cinctus Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
- Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2903.6m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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