Green-legged Sawfly vs Spalangia Fly Parasite

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Green-legged Sawfly Spalangia Fly Parasite
Scientific Name Perga dorsalis Spalangia cameroni
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Pergidae Pteromalidae
Size 12-18 mm (adult) 1.5-2.5 mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Herbivores Scavengers
Regions Australia Worldwide
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

Green-legged Sawfly

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.

Spalangia Fly Parasite

A small dark wasp that parasitizes fly pupae in manure and decaying organic matter. It is commercially reared for biological control of filth flies on livestock farms.

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Did You Know?

Millions are commercially released on cattle and poultry farms each year to suppress nuisance house flies and stable flies.