Sawfly or Spitfire at Wamboin, NSW
Identification history
| Perginae sp. (subfamily) | 5 Jul 2025 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga sp. (genus) | 4 Jul 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 15 Oct 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 14 Oct 2022 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
On the ground, perhaps about to burrow and pupate.
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Jimbobo
wrote:
3 Jul 2025
Species level identification of Perginae larvae is not possible with our current understanding. There is no thorough guide that covers the early life stages of the nearly 60 species.
Location information
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- 26 Abundance
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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