Symphyta (suborder)

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Unidentified Sawfly at Surf Beach, NSW

Symphyta (suborder) at Surf Beach, NSW - 25 Jan 2024 08:55 AM

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	Symphyta (suborder)	MichaelMulvaney	28 Sep 2025
	Oenochroma vinaria	Hejor1	25 Jan 2024

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ibaird

25 Jan 2024

I don't think this matches an O. vinaria larva. It may not be a moth.

donhe

25 Jan 2024

@Hejor1 : O. vinaria caterpillar is colourful. This is not. Need to see the prolegs to determine if it is a lepidoptera larva or sawfly or fly larva. Can you take a lateral view photograph of it to show the prolegs?

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Location information

Coordinates 150.194656 -35.761978
Altitude 114.9m
Places Surf Beach, NSW

Sighting information

3 Abundance
25 Jan 2024 08:55 AM Recorded on
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Larvae Breeding behaviour
5mm to 12mm Animal size
No Insect on a flower

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Hejor1 NatureMapr South Coast Symphyta (suborder) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Species information

Symphyta (suborder) Scientific name
Unidentified Sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1465.87m Recorded at altitude
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