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Schizocerella pilicornis
Tiny sawfly (7mm long?) with apparently 4 antennae. Found resting on Kangaroo Apple (Solanum spp).
In a tiny nature reserve with a creek running through.
Called Portulaca Sawfly here and Purslane Sawfly in US these were introduced into Australia to control Portulaca. The family (Argidae) is very poorly represented in this country with 12 described species, 4 introduced. The males in the family have bifurcated antennae.. some more or less than others. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Dec 21, 2015
Submitted on Dec 21, 2015
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