Perginae larvae batch 4
Workbook
This is the fourth collection of Perginae larvae which I am aiming to rear through to adult stage.
My goal is to obtain female Perga dorsalis adults for COI barcoding in order to determine whether Perga dorsalis and Perga affinis individuals identified morphologically have different barcodes.
Collection of larvae at home, October 9th
A large cluster (at least 20) of larvae was found in an upper branch of a juvenile eucalypt (probably E. globoidea), just behind the biolytix irrigation area. They were around 5cm long and a distinctive grey colour.
They were transferred to a metal cage with vegetation from the same tree.
Paul Whitington