Austrolestes annulosus

Blue Ringtail at Paddys River, ACT

Austrolestes annulosus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Oct 2017
Austrolestes annulosus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Oct 2017
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Austrolestes annulosus 1 Nov 2017 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 31 Oct 2017 JohnBundock

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3 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   1 Nov 2017
Hi John - I think this is a teneral female Blue Ringtail, but it also looks rather like a female Metallic Ringtail (although, despite being obscured by the base of the wings, I can't see any sign of a proximal tab of colour on the tergum of abdominal segment 2). Do you have a more side on shot of her?
JohnBundock wrote:
   2 Nov 2017
I've posted the only other photo I had of it before it flew away. It's slightly more side-on but probably of not much help. In the camellia garden at Nil Desperandum.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   2 Nov 2017
There is clearly no tab of colour on abdominal segment 2 so I'm comfortable that this is a teneral female Blue Ringtail.

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