Perginae sp. (subfamily)

Unidentified pergine sawfly at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Perginae sp. (subfamily)	17 Mar 2025	Jimbobo
Perginae sp. (subfamily)	10 Sep 2024	NKingsford
Perga sp. (genus)	30 Aug 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Perga sp. (genus)	30 Aug 2024	CarbonAI
Unverified	30 Aug 2024	ConBoekel

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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.

ConBoekel wrote:

10 Sep 2024

Thank you. I forgot to mention that these seemed to be stranded on a Cassinia sp.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.111260 -35.263943
Altitude 622.9m
Maps Dryandra St Woodland
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

5 Abundance
29 Aug 2024 11:04 AM Recorded on
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ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Perginae sp. (subfamily) Scientific name
Unidentified pergine sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1883m Recorded at altitude
275 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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Queensland

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South Australia

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