Perga dorsalis

Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Acton, ACT

Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 22 May 2019
Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 22 May 2019
Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 22 May 2019
Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 22 May 2019
Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 22 May 2019
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Identification history

Perga dorsalis 8 Aug 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Perga dorsalis 2 Jan 2020 samreid007
Pseudoperga sp. (genus) 28 May 2019 TimL

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User's notes

A follow-up sighting to 4205676 and to one on 26th November 2018. These insects have been sighted on the same bush since November 2018, moving around in this tight clump and gradually getting bigger.

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 22 May 2019 01:18 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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