Callistemon sawfly (2)
Pterygophorus cinctus
-37.8961, 145.314
Field Notes
Description:
Spotted last week as tiny, team-feeding larvae, <br> ( http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/207896142 ) <br> these sawflies are growing and molting regularly. It begins when they turn yellow in parts near the head. When the head is fully yellow it breaks out of the old skin head first, then curls back to wriggle the rest out. About 30 minutes later the animal is free and beginning to darken before starting another growth phase.
Habitat:
On callistemon leaves in a local school yard.
Notes:
order: HYMENOPTERA <br>
superfamily: TENTHREDINOIDEA <br>
family: PERGIDAE <br>
subfamily: Pterygophorinae <br>
Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.t… <br>
http://australianmuseum.net.au/sawflies <br>
http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Sawfly/Pergidae%20family/.html <br>
Here is a fully molted version seen last year http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22744008
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