Pterygophorus cinctus
Bottlebrush sawfly at Chisholm, ACT
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| Pterygophorus cinctus | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | Poncho | 25 Jan 2025 |
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Hi could anyone help me identify this ? I only had one image sorry. It had iridescent wings which turned purple in the light
1 comment
25 Jan 2025
I assume the pink colouration is due to the photography and is not the actual colour which should be orange. The larvae of this sawfly are capable of completely stripping a bottle brush tree so if you have bottlebrush be on the look out.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.128868-35.415335
- Places Chisholm, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2025 10:35 AM Recorded on
- Poncho Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Poncho NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pterygophorus cinctus Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Species information
- Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
- Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2903.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location