Lophyrotoma interrupta
1 Cattle Poisoning Sawfly at Aranda, ACT
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| Lophyrotoma interrupta | samreid007 | 8 Jul 2020 | |
| Lophyrotoma interrupta | KimPullen | 3 Jan 2020 | |
| Pterygophorinae (subfamily) | samreid007 | 2 Jan 2020 | |
| Pterygophorus sp. (genus) | JanetRussell | 19 Oct 2019 |
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3 comments
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.
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...
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.083535-35.256703
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2010 05:14 PM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lophyrotoma interrupta Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Species information
- Lophyrotoma interrupta Scientific name
- Cattle Poisoning Sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1440.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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