1 Unidentified pergine sawfly at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Perginae sp. (subfamily) | 17 Mar 2025 | Jimbobo | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 31 Aug 2024 | waltraud | ||
| Perga sp. (genus) | 30 Aug 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Perga dorsalis | 30 Aug 2024 | JenniM |
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User's notes
Very hungry, almost defoliated the top half of this Eucalypt sapling
2 comments
waltraud
wrote:
31 Aug 2024
Jenni, great photo of a Sawfly; a group of sawflies can defoliate a whole tree.
Jimbobo
wrote:
17 Mar 2025
A *Perga* species is possible. Unfortunately we can't usually identify the larvae to species level and in most cases even to a genus, without rearing through to adults. More research is needed in this area.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.168881-35.254342
- Altitude 669.0m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2024 05:03 PM Recorded on
- JenniM Recorded by
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JenniM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm 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
- 241 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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