Perga dorsalis

Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Acton, ACT

Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2020
Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2020
Perga dorsalis at Acton, ACT - 14 Aug 2020
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Perga dorsalis 4 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Perga dorsalis 4 Sep 2020 samreid007
Unidentified 17 Aug 2020 Christine

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Alone on the path, i assume had fallen out of tree.

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samreid007 wrote:
   4 Sep 2020
It may have fallen, but given its size it could also be heading to the ground to pupate in the soil.

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