2 Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Perga dorsalis | 8 Aug 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 2 Jan 2020 | samreid007 | ||
| Pseudoperga sp. (genus) | 2 Jun 2019 | TimL |
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A follow up sighting to 4223722 showing one of the Sawfly larva going through the process of moulting. In the first image the external skin being shed can be seen splitting along the legs. The larva was observed repeatedly throwing the top half of its body backwards and gradually exiting the old skin.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106993-35.274998
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 30 May 2019 01:24 PM Recorded on
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Featured sightings Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) TimL
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Perga dorsalis Scientific name
- Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 882.3m 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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