Bottlebrush sawfly at Giralang, ACT
Identification history
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 17 Jan 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 17 Jan 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 17 Jan 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Jan 2024 | RosD |
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User's notes
Bright orange and black small insect on leaf of Callistemon / no flowers
Not sure if laying eggs or just resting - stayed for a long time focussed ; seemed to have extended abdomen slightly curved at “tail”
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.096253-35.206067
- Altitude 623.3m
- Places Giralang, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Jan 2024 12:57 PM Recorded on
- RosD Recorded by
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) RosD Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Insect on leaf of small Callistemon - planted in public open area. No flowers Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour 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
- 232 images trained Machine learning
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