Sawfly or Spitfire at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Perga sp. (genus) | 6 Jul 2025 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga sp. (genus) | 13 Jul 2024 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 27 Jan 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 26 Jan 2023 | trevorpreston |
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2 comments
Jimbobo
wrote:
13 Jul 2024
P.affinis or P.dorsalis. Looks like a male, going by the appearance of the tapered, smaller abdomen.
Jimbobo
wrote:
6 Jul 2025
Refer- https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/6/26/perga-species-identification
Location information
- Coordinates 148.925774-35.448827
- Altitude 777.0m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2023 02:25 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
trevorpreston NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- Cassinia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes