Melaleuca Sawfly, Paperbark Sawfly
Conservation status: Least Concern
Adult Sawflies, such as this one, live for only one or two weeks. In that time, they find mates and then the females lay their eggs.
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Hymenoptera
Pergidae
Pterygophorinae
Lophyrotoma
zonalis
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Sawflies do not sting and are often seen on flowers, feeding on nectar.
This particular species of Sawfly has also been found in the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria, as well as in New Guinea.
It has also been introduced into Florida USA in an attempt to control another introduced Australian species Melaleuca quinquenervia Broad-leaved Paperbark which has become naturalised and is now considered a serious weed.
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