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Xyloperga sp. (genus)

Sawfly, Spitfire at Wamboin, NSW

Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Wamboin, NSW - 18 Dec 2020
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Wamboin, NSW - 18 Dec 2020
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Wamboin, NSW - 18 Dec 2020
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Wamboin, NSW - 18 Dec 2020
Xyloperga sp. (genus) at Wamboin, NSW - 18 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Xyloperga sp. (genus) 14 Jul 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Xyloperga sp. (genus) 13 Jul 2024 Jimbobo
Pergidae sp. (family) 28 Nov 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Pergidae sp. (family) 28 Nov 2021 natureguy
Unidentified 27 Nov 2021 natureguy

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3 comments

   27 Nov 2021
It is not a bee because of the suture lines on the top of the thorax. Perhaps it is a sawfly, though it is not one I have seen before.
natureguy wrote:
   28 Nov 2021
Thanks Michael, I suggested Sawfly, will see what others have to say.
   28 Nov 2021
a sawfly and teh club antennae indicate that it is in the Pergidae family but sorry I can't go beyond that

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  • 18 Dec 2020 07:23 PM Recorded on
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  • Unknown Gender

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