Perga
Sawfly or Spitfire at Paddys River, ACT
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| Perga | Jimbobo | 6 Jul 2025 | |
| Perga | Jimbobo | 13 Jul 2024 | |
| Perga dorsalis | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 26 Jan 2023 |
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2 comments
13 Jul 2024
P.affinis or P.dorsalis. Looks like a male, going by the appearance of the tapered, smaller abdomen.
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
- Cassinia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- trevorpreston 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
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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