Pseudoperga sp. (genus)

Sawfly, Spitfire at Cotter River, ACT

Pseudoperga sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Pseudoperga sp. (genus) 10 Oct 2020 KimPullen
Paropsis (paropsine) genus-group 8 Jul 2020 samreid007
Pseudoperga sp. (genus) 20 Jul 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Anisynta monticolae 11 Mar 2018 SWishart

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The caterpillar was sharing a small tree with another, different species of caterpillar

3 comments

SuziBond wrote:
   13 Mar 2018
This isn't a butterfly or moth caterpillar, it is the the larva of something else (sawfly?). A good thing to check when you're trying to identify a butterfly caterpillar is to check the plant it is on/eating - most species have preferred plants they eat, and this can be very helpful in nailing species identification.
KimPullen wrote:
   8 Aug 2018
This larva doesn't look quite like a sawfly, I think it is a leaf beetle, maybe Paropsis or a related genus.
KimPullen wrote:
   10 Oct 2020
Suzi and Michael, I think you are right - Pseudoperga.

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  • 7 Feb 2018 02:40 PM Recorded on
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  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

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