Austrolestes analis

Slender Ringtail at Red Hill, ACT

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Identification history

Austrolestes analis	22 Nov 2016	HarveyPerkins
Austrolestes analis	22 Nov 2016	HarveyPerkins
Austrolestes cingulatus	22 Nov 2016	roymcd

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Hi Dr. Perkins, just wondering if this is a Metallic Ringtail? Kind regards, Roy :-)

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

22 Nov 2016

Hi Roy - this is a young female Slender Ringtail. Best ID feature is the L-shaped extension of the humeral stripe at the back of the thorax. For whatever reason, tenerals of this species seem to retain the immature orange colouration for longer before turning blue. I also initially thought Metallic Ringtail when I photographed my first Slender Ringtail, which was also a teneral female.

roymcd wrote:

22 Nov 2016

Thanks Harvey, much appreciated.

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