Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay their eggs.
The primary distinction between sawflies and the Apocrita (ants, bees, and wasps) is that the adults lack a "wasp waist", and instead have a broad connection between the abdomen and the thorax.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawfly
- Identification tools for Australian sawflies - Life in a Southern Forest
- Schmidt, S. & Smith, D.R. 2021. Pergidae of the World – an online catalogue of the sawfly family Pergidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Electronic publication
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
25 Jan 2025
I assume the pink colouration is due to the photography and is not the actual colour which should be orange. The larvae of this sawfly are capable of completely stripping a bottle brush tree so if you have bottlebrush be on the look out.
Pterygophorus cinctus
donhe
wrote:
25 Jan 2025
Location ?
Popped a copy of one of these into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/none/sawfly.html
Thanks,
Don
Popped a copy of one of these into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/none/sawfly.html
Thanks,
Don
Pergidae sp. (family)
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