Perga sp. (genus)

Sawfly or Spitfire at Red Hill, ACT

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Identification history

	Perga sp. (genus)	8 Sep 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	8 Sep 2021	Tapirlord

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Possibly butterfly larve, on euc blakelyi

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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.

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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
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Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

Euc, blakelyi Associated plant
50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Perga sp. (genus) Scientific name
Sawfly or Spitfire Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1490.9m Recorded at altitude
217 images trained Machine learning
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