Hemicordulia tau

2 Tau Emerald at Dickson, ACT

Hemicordulia tau at Dickson, ACT - 17 Apr 2018
Hemicordulia tau at Dickson, ACT - 17 Apr 2018
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Identification history

Hemicordulia tau 18 Apr 2018 HarveyPerkins
Hemicordulia australiae 18 Apr 2018 jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:
   19 Apr 2018
Tau Emerald not an Australian Emerald. The key points to note are the inverted dark "T" on the front of the face, and the short points to the yellow markings on the last two abdominal segments. Also, Australian Emeralds usually have greener eyes (Harvey Perkins).

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