Perga sp. (genus)
Sawfly or Spitfire at Stromlo, ACT
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| Perginae sp. (subfamily) | NKingsford | 10 Sep 2024 | |
| Perga sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 19 Oct 2023 | |
| Perga sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 9 Oct 2023 | |
| Perga sp. (genus) | dwise | 9 Oct 2023 |
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traveling group of sawfly larvae
2 comments
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.
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.
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
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
- dwise Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- dwise Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
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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