Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Perginae sp. (subfamily) | 3 Jul 2025 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 8 Aug 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 2 Jan 2020 | samreid007 | ||
| Pseudoperga sp. (genus) | 30 Jun 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
A follow up to 30th March sighting 4205245.
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Jimbobo
wrote:
6 Jul 2025
In lieu of a comprehensive study or guide to the larvae of the nearly 60 species in subfamily Perginae; subfamily level identification is the only valid option.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107762-35.274964
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 27 Jun 2019 01:37 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects Perga dorsalis
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Perga dorsalis Scientific name
- Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 810.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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