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Perga nr. dahlbomii
Perched on eucalyptus foliage.
Perga includes several species. THe steelblue sawfly refers to p. affinis or p. dorsalis or both. They are both local and similar. Can anyone tell which is which, and which this is? Thank you Bernhard. http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations...
Spotted on Mar 2, 2015
Submitted on Mar 2, 2015
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Cheers Martin, your knowledge sharing is much appreciated
Perga nr. dahlbomii
http://www.pergidae.net/pa030.htm
Thanks again Bernard Jacobi
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations...
Thanks for the information Martin. Learnt something new about them !.
A sawfly is the fourth most primitive suborder of hymenoptera, they differ from wasps by 1/ non biting 2/ broad waist 3/ free living larvae, being grub/caterpillar-like rather than maggot-like.
What features separate a sawfly from a wasp?