Sawfly or Spitfire at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Perga sp. (genus) | 24 Mar 2026 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga sp. (genus) | 23 Mar 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 21 Mar 2026 | HSweatman |
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wasp?
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Jimbobo
wrote:
24 Mar 2026
Male of Perga affinis or Perga dorsalis. Only the females can be visually separated, by the difference in structure of the ovipositor sheath hairs.Refer- https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/6/26/perga-species-identification
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065689-35.285309
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Mar 2026 11:34 AM Recorded on
- HSweatman Recorded by
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Collections
HSweatman NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Perga sp. (genus) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- Allocasuarina sp Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Perga sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Sawfly or Spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1490.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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