Lophyrotoma interrupta

Cattle Poisoning Sawfly at Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Lophyrotoma interrupta	20 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	10 Jan 2021	KylieWaldon

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I think these are some kind of beetle larvae?

3 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

11 Jan 2021

Sawfly larvae

KylieWaldon wrote:

12 Jan 2021

Thanks Harvey.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

20 Jan 2021

The long tail and false eyes make them looks scary to potential predators but if that fails they will dribble a blob of foul smelling regurgitated eucalyptus.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.889300 -36.173354
Maps Wodonga
Places Wodonga, VIC

Sighting information

7 Abundance
10 Jan 2021 09:00 AM Recorded on
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Insects Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Species information

Lophyrotoma interrupta Scientific name
Cattle Poisoning Sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1440.7m Recorded at altitude
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