Pterygophorus cinctus
Bottlebrush sawfly at Watson, ACT
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| Pterygophorus cinctus | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Mar 2023 | |
| Pterygophorus cinctus | abread111 | 4 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
Guess species since the sawfly larvae were on a bottle brush! They have stripped leaves and also young fruit from parts of the plant.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.150795-35.238524
- Altitude 611.0m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 4 Mar 2023 04:04 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- river bottlebrush Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterygophorus cinctus Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Species information
- Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
- Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2903.6m Recorded at altitude
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