2 Bottlebrush sawfly at Braemar, NSW
Identification history
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 19 Dec 2022 | RogerF | ||
| Pterygophorus cinctus | 19 Dec 2022 | Curiosity |
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User's notes
This insect very briefly visited a flower on Christmas Bush in garden, then flew to nearby grass. It disappeared and reappeared a few times while crawling across the grass.
2 comments
Curiosity
wrote:
19 Dec 2022
I wondered why the sawfly was spending time in the grass! Thanks for the explanation.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474906-34.433878
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2022 11:09 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
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Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Pterygophorus cinctus Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Pterygophorus cinctus Scientific name
- Bottlebrush sawfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2903.6m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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