Perga sp. (genus)

Sawfly or Spitfire at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

Perginae sp. (subfamily)	10 Sep 2024	NKingsford
Perga sp. (genus)	19 Oct 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Perga sp. (genus)	9 Oct 2023	CarbonAI
Perga sp. (genus)	9 Oct 2023	dwise

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User's notes

traveling group of sawfly larvae

2 comments

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.

dwise wrote:

11 Sep 2024

Thank you for getting it to genus, I have a small video of them moving around if that would aid in ID at all

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Location information

Coordinates 149.007508 -35.298019
Altitude 635.1m
Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
7 Oct 2023 11:00 AM Recorded on
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dwise Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
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
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