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Pseudoperga lewisii

8 A Sawfly at Tuggeranong Hill

Pseudoperga lewisii at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Jan 2021
Pseudoperga lewisii at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Jan 2021
Pseudoperga lewisii at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Jan 2021
Pseudoperga lewisii at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Pseudoperga lewisii 5 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Pseudoperga sp. (genus) 5 Jan 2021 Owen

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Very protective

4 comments

Harrisi wrote:
   11 Jan 2021
great shot to make the connection between the two life stages Owen!
Bron wrote:
   14 Jan 2021
Great find Owen :)
Owen wrote:
   14 Jan 2021
Hi folks, thanks for your comments. This was one of those special moments. Had just bent down to check out the ring of larvae when, quick as a flash, the adult appeared taking up the protective posture. Very impressed with the courage and protective display.
argybee wrote:
   15 Jan 2021
Not many solitary insects do parental care of larvae. Nice find!

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Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Jan 2021 by Owen
Pararguda nasuta (Wattle Snout Moth) at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Jan 2021 by Owen
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Jan 2021 by Owen
Peltoschema oceanica (Oceanica leaf beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 8 Jan 2021 by Owen
Castiarina balteata (A jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Dec 2020 by Owen
Castiarina mustelamajor (A jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Dec 2020 by Owen
Castiarina australasiae (A jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 23 Dec 2020 by Owen
Castiarina kerremansi (A jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 23 Dec 2020 by Owen
Rhinotia phoenicoptera (Belid weevil) at Tuggeranong Hill - 22 Dec 2020 by Owen
Ancita sp. (genus) (Longicorn or longhorn beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 16 Dec 2020 by Owen
Castiarina scalaris (Scalaris jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 14 Dec 2020 by Owen
Castiarina sexplagiata (Six-spotted Castiarina jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 14 Dec 2020 by Owen
Castiarina crenata (Crenata jewel beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 14 Dec 2020 by Owen
Ancita australis (Longicorn or longhorn beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 14 Dec 2020 by Owen
Clania ignobilis (Faggot case moth) at Tuggeranong Hill - 14 Dec 2020 by Owen
Calomela vittata (Acacia leaf beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Dec 2020 by Owen
Orobanche minor (Lesser Broomrape) at Tuggeranong Hill - 28 Sep 2020 by Owen
Hibbertia calycina (Lesser Guinea-flower) at Tuggeranong Hill - 21 Sep 2020 by Owen
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Tuggeranong Hill - 21 Sep 2020 by Owen
Ligustrum sinense (Small-leaved Privet) at Tuggeranong Hill - 6 May 2020 by Owen
Ocybadistes walkeri (Greenish Grass-dart) at Tuggeranong Hill - 6 May 2020 by Owen
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Tuggeranong Hill - 6 May 2020 by Owen
Ligustrum sinense (Small-leaved Privet) at Tuggeranong Hill - 6 May 2020 by Owen
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Tuggeranong Hill - 5 May 2020 by Owen
Bidens subalternans (Greater Beggars Ticks) at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 May 2020 by Owen
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 May 2020 by Owen
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 May 2020 by Owen
Bidens pilosa (Cobblers Pegs, Pitch-forks, Farmer's Friend) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 May 2020 by Owen
Swainsona sericea (Silky swainson-pea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 May 2020 by Owen
Plumbago auriculata (Cape Leadwort, Plumbago) at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Apr 2020 by Owen
Trapezites phigalioides (Montane Ochre) at Tuggeranong Hill - 20 Nov 2019 by Owen
Meritastis polygraphana (Mottled Bell Moth) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Apr 2019 by Owen
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 23 Apr 2019 by Owen
Perenniporia ochroleuca at Tuggeranong Hill - 23 Apr 2019 by Owen
Hoshihananomia leucosticta (Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Dec 2018 by Owen
Eleale pulchra (Clerid beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Dec 2018 by Owen
Paropsisterna variicollis (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 10 Nov 2018 by Owen
Eupoecila australasiae (Fiddler Beetle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 6 Jan 2018 by Owen
Acaena x ovina (Sheep's Burr) at Tuggeranong Hill - 27 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Indigofera adesmiifolia (Tick Indigo) at Tuggeranong Hill - 27 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Sep 2001 by michaelb
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 26 Jan 2000 by michaelb

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Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Jan 2021 11:31 AM Recorded on
  • Owen Recorded by

Additional information

  • Eucalyptus sp. Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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