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Bottlebrush sawfly & eggs
Pterygophorus cinctus
-37.8931, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive sawfly with bright orange abdominal bands and shoulder patches and serrated antennae was spotted on a plant with eggs (pic 2 & 3). The eggs were seen just under the cuticle of the leaf.
Habitat:
Spotted on a young bottlebrush plant ( Calistemon species)
Notes:
Have spotted these before but never with eggs. This wasp seemed busy checking out the leaves on this plant. I noticed the eggs only after closely examining the photograph later.
Order: Symphyta
Reference Links:
Sawflies - Australian Museum
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 28, 2016
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