An absolutely gorgeous pergid sawfly, photographed in Victoria, Australia. These are herbivorous relatives of wasps. #pergidae #hymenoptera #insects #nature

Two #beetles and a #sawfly from the #Malaise trap, Aranda, ACT, #Australia in the final six weeks.

A tiny (c. 1.75 mm long) #weevil (#Curculionidae), 7-14 October 2022, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/145544602

A #GroundBeetle (#Carabidae), 21-28 October 2022, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/145555369

A #sawfly (? #Pergidae), 21-28 October 2022, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/145555362

#Coleoptera # Hymenoptera #entomology

True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)

True Weevils from Aranda, ACT, Australia on October 14, 2022 at 01:00 PM by Donald Hobern. Sample from Malaise trap, Aranda, ACT, Australia, 7-14 October 2022

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