Perga
1 Sawfly or Spitfire at Carwoola, NSW
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| Perga | Jimbobo | 6 Jul 2025 | |
| Perga dorsalis | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Jan 2023 | |
| Perga dorsalis | SimoneC | 2 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | FeralGhostbat | 2 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
I am not sure on this. It looks like it was ‘prepping’ the lead to lay eggs or larvae?
3 comments
2 Jan 2023
Actually a sawfly, could be about to lay eggs, it’s larvae are spitfires, so it would lay on a gum tree
5 Mar 2025
Either Perga affinis or Perga dorsalis. Unfortunately the details of ovipositor sheath hairs aren't clear, which is necessary to identify to species.
6 Jul 2025
Refer- https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/6/26/perga-species-identification
Location information
- Coordinates 149.272033-35.334264
- Altitude 646.9m
- Maps Molonglo Gorge
- Places Carwoola, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2023 04:41 PM Recorded on
- FeralGhostbat Recorded by
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- FeralGhostbat NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Species information
- Perga Scientific name
- Sawfly or Spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1490.9m Recorded at altitude
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