Pterygophorus cinctus
Bottlebrush sawfly at Scullin, ACT
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| Pterygophorus cinctus | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Mar 2025 | |
| Pterygophorus cinctus | CarbonAI | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Pterygophorus cinctus | AlisonMilton | 11 Mar 2025 |
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Camera GPS again not accurate.
2 comments
17 Mar 2025
@Jimbobo @MichaelMulvaney Jim, Could you please undo your verification. This has already been correctly IDed as the Callistomen sawfly of which I am very familiar.
Thanks
Thanks
18 Mar 2025
@AlisonMilton How did you exclude other Pterygophorus species? I far as I know as with Perginae there has been no diffinitive study of Pterygophorinae larvae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036075-35.238016
- Altitude 2903.6m
- Places Scullin, ACT
Sighting information
- 121 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2025 02:10 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Callistemon Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AlisonMilton 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
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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