Lophyrotoma interrupta

1 Cattle Poisoning Sawfly at Aranda, ACT

Lophyrotoma interrupta at Aranda, ACT - 21 Aug 2010
Lophyrotoma interrupta at Aranda, ACT - 21 Aug 2010
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Lophyrotoma interrupta 8 Jul 2020 samreid007
Lophyrotoma interrupta 3 Jan 2020 KimPullen
Pterygophorinae (subfamily) 2 Jan 2020 samreid007
Pterygophorus sp. (genus) 19 Oct 2019 JanetRussell

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samreid007 wrote:
   3 Jan 2020
I'm unsure of the species, but believe it belongs to either of the following two genera, both of which are in the Pterygophorinae subfamily: Pterygophorus and Lophyrotoma. Can you remember what it was feeding on? Some of the species in this subfamily feed on a variety of non-eucalyptus native plants and it may help narrow down the ID.
JanetRussell wrote:
   3 Jan 2020
I think it was on a piece of chipped wood mulch which is what you can see in the photo. I assume that that is where I found it. I do not remember seeing it on any leaves. I took this photo some years ago and my memory could be letting me down...
KimPullen wrote:
   3 Jan 2020
This larva matches one identified as Lophyrotoma interrupta at https://pergidae.snsb-zsm.de/larvae , which is probably a reliable source. Larval images of L. interrupta on ALA aren't such a good match.

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