Pergagrapta latreillii
1 Sawfly at Higgins Woodland
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| Pergagrapta latreillii | Jimbobo | 19 Mar 2025 | |
| Pergagrapta latreillii | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Mar 2024 | |
| Pergidae sp. (family) | CarbonAI | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Perga affinis | MattM | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | MattM | 9 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Orange abdomen. Brazel St Park.
6 comments
30 Aug 2023
Maybe a Phyllotocus rufipennis beetle and a Perga affinis sawfly - can you make a separate sighting and crop the first photo so there is only one species per sighting?
1 Sep 2023
I have cropped the images and uploaded a separate sighting for the beetle. Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)
13 Jul 2024
This is the male of the species Pergagrapta bella. Note abdomen shape and proportions.
Refer to discussion on this observation on iNat- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834
Refer to discussion on this observation on iNat- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834
19 Mar 2025
Michael had this one right originally. Orange abdomen. Refer- https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/6/27/pergagrapta-species-identification
Discussion here- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834
This sighting has a male showing the abdomen that fits with the description of P.bella- Pergagrapta latreillii (Sawfly)
Discussion here- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834
This sighting has a male showing the abdomen that fits with the description of P.bella- Pergagrapta latreillii (Sawfly)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030333-35.228283
- Altitude 583.0m
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2022 06:06 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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- MattM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pergagrapta latreillii Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Species information
- Pergagrapta latreillii Scientific name
- Sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1067m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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