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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Green-legged Sawfly

Perga dorsalis

Not Evaluated

About

An Australian pergid whose larvae feed gregariously on eucalyptus foliage. Heavy defoliation can stress and weaken young plantation trees.

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Did You Know?

Larvae regurgitate a pungent eucalyptus-oil-based liquid as a chemical defense against birds.