Sawfly, Spitfire at Wamboin, NSW
Identification history
| Xyloperga sp. (genus) | 14 Jul 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Xyloperga sp. (genus) | 13 Jul 2024 | Jimbobo | ||
| Pergidae sp. (family) | 28 Nov 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Pergidae sp. (family) | 28 Nov 2021 | natureguy | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Nov 2021 | natureguy |
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3 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
27 Nov 2021
It is not a bee because of the suture lines on the top of the thorax. Perhaps it is a sawfly, though it is not one I have seen before.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
28 Nov 2021
a sawfly and teh club antennae indicate that it is in the Pergidae family but sorry I can't go beyond that
Location information
- Coordinates 149.275004-35.262104
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2020 07:23 PM Recorded on
- natureguy Recorded by
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) natureguy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Xyloperga sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Sawfly, Spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1494.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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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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