Pterygophorus cinctus

Bottlebrush sawfly at Belconnen, ACT

Pterygophorus cinctus at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Mar 2022
Pterygophorus cinctus at Belconnen, ACT - 20 Mar 2022
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Pterygophorus cinctus 11 Apr 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 2 Apr 2022 JohnGiacon

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On planted Callistemon. ?Sawfly larvae

2 comments

   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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