Bottlebrush sawfly at Torrens, ACT
Identification history
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 1 Apr 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Apr 2023 | nathkay |
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4 comments
nathkay
wrote:
3 Apr 2023
Thanks Michael. There are three small bottlebrushes in the yard, all of which have recently had their foliage attacked... would this guy have anything to do with that?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
3 Apr 2023
Yes almost certainly the culprit - you can pick them off with your fingers if others are still there, but you could also consider yourself as a gardener of native sawflies in addition to bottlebrush flowers
nathkay
wrote:
3 Apr 2023
Happy to become a sawfly gardener... the possums don't allow me much success at anything else.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.088317-35.367711
- Altitude 633.3m
- Places Torrens, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2023 03:23 PM Recorded on
- nathkay Recorded by
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
- Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 868m Recorded at altitude
- 190 images trained Machine learning
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