Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Perga sp. (genus) | 2 Mar 2025 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 9 Jan 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Jan 2023 | YellowButton |
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Jimbobo
wrote:
5 Mar 2025
Male or either Perga affinis or Perga dorsalis. Only females can be visually identified if the details of ovipositor sheath hairs are clear.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.096929-35.275996
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2023 10:07 AM Recorded on
- YellowButton Recorded by
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YellowButton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Perga dorsalis Scientific name
- Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 882.3m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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