Perga sp. (genus)

Sawfly or Spitfire at Gungahlin, ACT

Perga sp. (genus) at Gungahlin, ACT - 3 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Perginae sp. (subfamily) 10 Sep 2024 NKingsford
Perga sp. (genus) 7 Oct 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Perga sp. (genus) 4 Oct 2023 CarbonAI
Perga sp. (genus) 4 Oct 2023 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 3 Oct 2023 TrishGungahlin

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What are these? Caterpillars? They moved as one across the ground beside the path near Yerrabi Pond.

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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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  • 3 Oct 2023 04:29 PM Recorded on
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