Xyloperga lalage

A perginae sawfly at Wamboin, NSW

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Identification history

Xyloperga lalage 17 Mar 2025 Jimbobo
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
Unverified 27 Nov 2021 natureguy

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4 comments

   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.
natureguy wrote:
   28 Nov 2021
Thanks Michael, I suggested Sawfly, will see what others have to say.
   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
Jimbobo wrote:
   17 Mar 2025
Male of Xyloperga lalage.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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