Pterygophorus cinctus

Bottlebrush sawfly at Cook, ACT

Pterygophorus cinctus at Cook, ACT - 11 Jan 2023

Pterygophorus cinctus at Cook, ACT - 11 Jan 2023

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Identification history

	Pterygophorus cinctus	17 Jan 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Pterygophorus cinctus	11 Jan 2023	SimoneC
	Unidentified	11 Jan 2023	Tammy

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2 comments

SimoneC wrote:

11 Jan 2023

Actually a sawfly rather than a wasp

Tammy wrote:

11 Jan 2023

Thank you, I had forgotten about sawflies. Very interesting.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.073483 -35.261330
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Jan 2023 10:07 AM Recorded on
Tammy Recorded by
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Tammy

Additional information

White flowering melaleuca? Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 868m Recorded at altitude
205 images trained Machine learning
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