1 Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| 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
1 comment
waltraud
wrote:
31 Aug 2024
Jenni, great photo of a Sawfly; a group of sawflies can defoliate a whole tree.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.168881-35.254342
- Altitude 669.0m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2024 05:03 PM Recorded on
- JenniM Recorded by
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
Additional information
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Perga dorsalis Scientific name
- Steel-blue sawfly, spitfire Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 882.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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