Woodlands Historic Park Insects

Steel-blue Sawfly (Perga affinis) at Woodlands Historic Park
Steel-blue Sawfly, late March. (Andrew Allen)

Larvae feed on Eucalyptus foliage and are shown here.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hymenoptera - Wasps, Ants, Bees and Sawflies, 12202 named species in Australia
Superfamily Tenthredinoidea - Sawflies, 161 named species in Australia
Family Pergidae - typical Sawflies, 140 named species in Australia
Genus Perga
Species Perga affinis - Steel-blue Sawfly