Caliroa cerasi

Pear and cherry slug at Wambrook, NSW

Caliroa cerasi at Wambrook, NSW - 31 Mar 2023
Caliroa cerasi at Wambrook, NSW - 31 Mar 2023
Caliroa cerasi at Wambrook, NSW - 31 Mar 2023
Caliroa cerasi at Wambrook, NSW - 31 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Caliroa cerasi 1 Apr 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Pergidae sp. (family) 31 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Caliroa cerasi 31 Mar 2023 Mike

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2 comments

Mike wrote:
   31 Mar 2023
I am still going for pear and cherry slug, based on appearance and eating behaviour. It is a garden pest on pears and cherries (as the name suggests) but also on other exotic plants.
   1 Apr 2023
Yes good to see it doing job on weedy Hawthorn

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 31 Mar 2023 02:45 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

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  • Hawthorn Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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