Austrolestes sp. (genus)

Ringtail damselfy at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Austrolestes sp. (genus)	12 Nov 2016	HarveyPerkins
Austrolestes sp. (genus)	12 Nov 2016	HarveyPerkins
Unverified	31 Oct 2016	JohnBundock

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

12 Nov 2016

John, this is almost certainly a female Wandering Ringtail Austrolestes leda, but the key ID features, particularly the humeral stripe on the thorax and the tergum of the 2nd abdominal segment are just not clear enough to be definitive.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.909933 -35.462793
Altitude 802.5m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 Oct 2016 03:33 PM Recorded on
JohnBundock Recorded by
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Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Damselflies (Zygoptera) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Austrolestes sp. (genus) Scientific name
Ringtail damselfy Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 984.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania