Brambles sawfly female with hatched larvae ( Philomastix xanthophylax )

The larvae hatched on day 9 , the female died on day 6 after egg laying but was still sitting dead on the branch as if she was still guarding the brood. Maybe just a coincidence .

comments (7)

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Ernst... I agree it is a female.
The accepted name on ALA is Philomastix xanthophylax (Naumann & Groth, 1998) although I note that Rick Nattrass has spelled it and quoted another description source here... http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_sawflies/BrambleSawfly.htm
Personally I think we should go with the AFD (Australian Faunal Directory) which is what ALA uses. What do you think? Posted 6 years ago

Ernst

Lion

Mark I appreciate your help and please go ahead and do the identification .
We will be for one month in Skye in about 5 weeks time and will spend time in the Langwarrin Flora reserve. Maybe we can catch up. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  hi Ernst, want to give you a tip: when you reply to somebody, it's best to use the "reply" link on the comment you want to reply to. This way that person get's a notification. Right now, you're post a comment under another comment, this does not trigger a notification, so the person you're addressing may never see your answer.
  
  Hope this helps. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ernst
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks Ferdie , I guess I was a bit careless . Posted 6 years ago
3. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Mark please check under the Bramble Sawfly image of mine for possibly another wrongly executed reply. Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    Catch up sounds good Ernst. We'll stay in touch. (-lax is good)
    Posted 6 years ago
  2. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    PS - best to use the 'Reply' on one of my comments ;-) Posted 6 years ago