Pterygophorus cinctus

Bottlebrush sawfly at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Pterygophorus cinctus	11 Apr 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	2 Apr 2022	JohnGiacon

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On planted Callistemon. ?Sawfly larvae

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

11 Apr 2022

Yes you will need to pick them off the shrub

JohnGiacon wrote:

12 Apr 2022

Hi Michael. I tend to put my time into expanding habitat or removing things like African Lovegrass. I doubt the Sawfly will kill the plant, and they probably feed something.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074858 -35.247856
Altitude 598.6m
Maps Emu Creek
Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

25 Abundance
20 Mar 2022 08:49 AM Recorded on
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) JohnGiacon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Callistemon Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2903.6m Recorded at altitude
244 images trained Machine learning
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