Xyloperga sp. (genus)

Sawfly, Spitfire at Mount Ainslie

Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Mount Ainslie - 8 Jan 2024
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Mount Ainslie - 8 Jan 2024
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Mount Ainslie - 8 Jan 2024
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Mount Ainslie - 8 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Xyloperga sp. (genus) 18 Jul 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Xyloperga sp. (genus) 13 Jul 2024 Jimbobo
Pergagrapta bella 9 Jan 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Pergagrapta bella 9 Jan 2024 jb2602
Perginae sp. (subfamily) 9 Jan 2024 CarbonAI
Pergagrapta sp. (genus) 9 Jan 2024 jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:
   9 Jan 2024
A bit like Pergogapta bicolor, or P. bella
Jimbobo wrote:
   13 Jul 2024
Xyloperga sp. Refer to Paul Whitington's Perginae genera matrix- https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/5/25/sawfly-identification-tools
jb2602 wrote:
   13 Jul 2024
See https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/196167446 for further discussion
jb2602 wrote:
   14 Aug 2024
Now identified as Xyloperga amenaida

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