Perga sp. (genus)

Sawfly or Spitfire at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

Perginae sp. (subfamily)	10 Sep 2024	NKingsford
Perga sp. (genus)	29 Aug 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Perga sp. (genus)	28 Aug 2023	CarbonAI
Perginae sp. (subfamily)	28 Aug 2023	Hejor1
Unverified	28 Aug 2023	KMcCue

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NKingsford wrote:

10 Sep 2024

The furthest you can get with this is Perginae. This is one of the Myrtaceae feeding genera which includes Acanthoperga, Antiperga, Paraperga, Perga, Peragrapta, Pseudoperga and Xyloperga.

As there is are no systematic references or diagnostic characteristics of the larvae and with over 50 species within this grouping, it's almost impossible to determine the species, let alone genera in which they belong to.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081528 -35.258206
Altitude 640.5m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

5 Abundance
27 Aug 2023 12:28 PM Recorded on
KMcCue Recorded by
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KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour
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
217 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania