Hemicordulia tau

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Tau Emerald at Carwoola, NSW

Hemicordulia tau at Carwoola, NSW - 29 Oct 2016 02:57 PM

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Hemicordulia tau	KimPullen	2 Nov 2016
Hemicordulia tau	roymcd	30 Oct 2016

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KimPullen

2 Nov 2016

Not sure whether this is H. tau or H. australiae - they are very similar in images.

roymcd

3 Nov 2016

Hi Kim, I'm just going off Reiner Richter's website again (magnificent photography...), it mentions that a 'tentative' ID for Hemicordulia tau is its yellow pterostigma on its wings, while Hemicordulia australiae has black. It also mentions other more definitive ID markers but I don't think my photo provides sufficient information.
http://photos.rnr.id.au/Data/Animals/Insects/Odonata/Hemicordulia%20australiae.html

Thanks, Roy.

KimPullen

3 Nov 2016

Thanks Roy, hat's good enough for me! I'll confirm it as H. tau.

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1 Abundance
29 Oct 2016 02:57 PM Recorded on
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50mm or larger Animal size

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roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hemicordulia tau Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Species information

Hemicordulia tau Scientific name
Tau Emerald Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1635.4m Recorded at altitude
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