8 A Sawfly at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Pseudoperga lewisii | 14 Jul 2024 | Jimbobo | ||
| Pseudoperga lewisii | 5 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Pseudoperga sp. (genus) | 5 Jan 2021 | owenh |
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User's notes
Very protective
4 comments
owenh
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.128619-35.449522
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Jan 2021 11:31 AM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
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Featured Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) owenh Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Pseudoperga lewisii Scientific name
- A Sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1777.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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