Pergagrapta latreillii

3 Sawfly at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Pergagrapta latreillii	19 Mar 2025	Jimbobo
Pergagrapta bella	15 Jul 2024	MichaelBedingfield
Pergagrapta bella	13 Jul 2024	Jimbobo
Pergagrapta latreillii	12 Jan 2021	KimPullen
Pergidae sp. (family)	10 Jan 2021	KimPullen
Pergidae sp. (family)	10 Jan 2021	KimPullen
Unverified	6 Apr 2020	JackyF

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5 comments

JackyF wrote:

14 Apr 2020

Thanks!

KimPullen wrote:

12 Jan 2021

There are no images of this species in the Atlas of Living Australia.

JackyF wrote:

12 Jan 2021

Kim - thanks so much, so many species, so much to learn. Cheers, Jacky

Jimbobo wrote:

13 Jul 2024

This is the male of the species Pergagrapta bella. Note abdomen shape and proportions.

Refer to discussion on this observation on iNat- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834

Only ref image of P.lattreillii is Stefan Schmidt's specimen on BOLD- https://boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=PERGI047-12

Jimbobo wrote:

19 Mar 2025

Nope I got this one wrong. Orange abdomen. Refer- https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/6/27/pergagrapta-species-identification
Discussion here- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834

This sighting has a male showing the abdomen that fits with the description of P.bella- Pergagrapta latreillii (Sawfly)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098484 -35.329142
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Apr 2020 04:41 PM Recorded on
JackyF Recorded by
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JackyF NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Pergagrapta latreillii Scientific name
Sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1067m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania