Pseudoperga guerinii

A sawfly at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Pseudoperga guerinii	15 Jul 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Pseudoperga sp. (genus)	25 Feb 2021	KimPullen
Perga sp. (genus)	21 Feb 2021	GregD
Unverified	21 Feb 2021	SWishart

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User's notes

Around 2.5 cm in length. I'm pretty sure it's a fly but it's a bit of a guess as to what sort

3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Feb 2021

Hi, this is a sawfly, possibly Pseudoperga lewisii. I'd also say there are at least two, not one. The leg at the top of the photo is coming from the other side of the leaf and you can just see the body along the edge of the leaf.

SWishart wrote:

21 Feb 2021

Thanks and good eyes. I thought that leg was just a mark on the leaf.

Jimbobo wrote:

14 Jul 2024

Solid black antenna = Pseudoperga guerinii.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.778243 -35.529428
Altitude 1665.5m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jan 2021 09:25 AM Recorded on
SWishart Recorded by
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SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Pseudoperga guerinii Scientific name
A sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1665.5m Recorded at altitude
56 images trained Machine learning
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