Austrolestes leda

Wandering Ringtail at O'Connor, ACT

Austrolestes leda at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016
Austrolestes leda at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Austrolestes leda 4 Jan 2017 HarveyPerkins
Austrolestes leda 4 Jan 2017 HarveyPerkins
Austrolestes sp. (genus) 2 Jan 2017 ibaird

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Small damselfly perching on exposed twigs at the base of an upturned Acacia sp. at the forest/woodland edge. Estimated body length about 35 mm.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   4 Jan 2017
A fairly newly-emerged male.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 31 Dec 2016 06:18 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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