Symphyta (suborder)

Unidentified Sawfly at Surf Beach, NSW

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Identification history

	Symphyta (suborder)	28 Sep 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Oenochroma vinaria	25 Jan 2024	Hejor1

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2 comments

ibaird wrote:

25 Jan 2024

I don't think this matches an O. vinaria larva. It may not be a moth.

donhe wrote:

25 Jan 2024

@Hejor1 : O. vinaria caterpillar is colourful. This is not. Need to see the prolegs to determine if it is a lepidoptera larva or sawfly or fly larva. Can you take a lateral view photograph of it to show the prolegs?

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Location information

Coordinates 150.194656 -35.761978
Altitude 114.9m
Places Surf Beach, NSW

Sighting information

3 Abundance
25 Jan 2024 08:55 AM Recorded on
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Hejor1 NatureMapr South Coast Symphyta (suborder) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Insects

Additional information

Larvae Breeding behaviour
5mm to 12mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

Species information

Symphyta (suborder) Scientific name
Unidentified Sawfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1465.87m Recorded at altitude
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