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Sawfly on eucalyptus

Description:

About 22mm long. Yellow/orange legs and antennae. This one seems to be coated with a white powder around the head and thorax area.

Habitat:

Sleeping on a eucalyptus leaf in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

.... Pergidae-> Perginae? Pergagrapta? Pergagrapta gravenhorstii ?
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7 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hmm.. I'll have to shoot more often in total darkness. :)

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

That is the thing that makes macro shooting so addictive, the hunt for the right bug in the right light. These are really clean. Nice!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Thanks Lauren. It's still a matter of luck unfortunately.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Really nice Macro photos!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Thanks Reza and Leuba.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

nice shots !

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Awesome !

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Apr 6, 2014
Submitted on Apr 7, 2014

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