Perga sp. (genus)

Sawfly or Spitfire at O'Connor, ACT

Perga sp. (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Aug 2024
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Identification history

Perginae sp. (subfamily) 10 Sep 2024 NKingsford
Perga sp. (genus) 30 Aug 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Perga sp. (genus) 30 Aug 2024 CarbonAI
Unidentified 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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