Perga
Sawfly or Spitfire at Red Hill, ACT
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| Perga | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Sep 2021 | |
| Unverified | Tapirlord | 8 Sep 2021 |
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Possibly butterfly larve, on euc blakelyi
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8 Sep 2021
They store and concentrate the eucalyptus sap in their gut and spit (actually dribble) when they are threatened - so you obviously treated them softly. Gang=gangs have learnt to remove the stomach and dine on the rest of the flesh.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119506-35.340939
- Altitude 712.8m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2021 03:54 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- Euc, blakelyi Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Species information
- Perga Scientific name
- Sawfly or Spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1490.9m Recorded at altitude
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