Perga dorsalis

Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Paddys River, ACT

Perga dorsalis at Paddys River, ACT - 26 Jan 2023
Perga dorsalis at Paddys River, ACT - 26 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Perga sp. (genus) 13 Jul 2024 Jimbobo
Perga dorsalis 27 Jan 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 26 Jan 2023 trevorpreston

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Jimbobo wrote:
   13 Jul 2024
P.affinis or P.dorsalis. Looks like a male, going by the appearance of the tapered, smaller abdomen.

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