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Pergagrapta bella

1 A sawfly at Higgins Woodland

Pergagrapta bella at Higgins Woodland - 9 Dec 2022
Pergagrapta bella at Higgins Woodland - 9 Dec 2022
Pergagrapta bella at Higgins Woodland - 9 Dec 2022
Pergagrapta bella at Higgins Woodland - 9 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Pergagrapta bella 17 Jul 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Pergagrapta bella 13 Jul 2024 Jimbobo
Pergagrapta latreillii 30 Mar 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Pergidae sp. (family) 1 Sep 2023 CarbonAI
Perga affinis 1 Sep 2023 MattM
Unidentified 9 Dec 2022 MattM

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Orange abdomen. Brazel St Park.

5 comments

Hejor1 wrote:
   30 Aug 2023
Maybe a Phyllotocus rufipennis beetle and a Perga affinis sawfly - can you make a separate sighting and crop the first photo so there is only one species per sighting?
MattM wrote:
   1 Sep 2023
I have cropped the images and uploaded a separate sighting for the beetle. Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab)
Hejor1 wrote:
   1 Sep 2023
@MattM perfect!
Jimbobo wrote:
   13 Jul 2024
This is the male of the species Pergagrapta bella. Note abdomen shape and proportions.

Refer to discussion on this observation on iNat- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148882834
MattM wrote:
   13 Jul 2024
Cheers. I appreciate the ID.

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Species information

  • Pergagrapta bella Scientific name
  • A sawfly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 820.35m Recorded at altitude
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