Perginae larvae batch 3
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This is the third collection of Perginae larvae I am aiming to rear through to the 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 on Wonboyn Rd corner - 14th September 2025
On 14th September, we found Perginae larvae in a coppiced eucalypt growing at the Wonboyn Rd bend, in front of our neighbour’s gate. One cluster was on the trunk, the other on a branch. We collected the latter cluster of 15 larvae - iNaturalist observation here - and brought them inside to rear.
One larva was removed from that cluster for a voucher specimen. The living larva is shown below.
Larva after fixation in 80% ethanol shown below - voucher specimen #PW048
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