Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Paddys River, ACT

Orthetrum caledonicum at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Nov 2016
Orthetrum caledonicum at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Nov 2016
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Identification history

Orthetrum caledonicum 10 Nov 2016 HarveyPerkins
Orthetrum caledonicum 10 Nov 2016 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 4 Nov 2016 JohnBundock

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Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Nov 2016 by JohnBundock
Gerygone olivacea (White-throated Gerygone) at Paddys River, ACT - 23 Oct 2016 by roymcd
Isoodon obesulus obesulus (Southern Brown Bandicoot) at Paddys River, ACT - 22 Oct 2016 by RyuCallaway
Falcunculus frontatus (Eastern Shrike-tit) at Paddys River, ACT - 23 Jul 2016 by JohnBundock
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Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa (Water Forget-me-not) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Nov 2015 by galah681
Hypoxis hygrometrica var. hygrometrica (Golden Weather-grass) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Nov 2015 by galah681
Ranunculus lappaceus (Australian Buttercup) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Nov 2015 by galah681
Hypericum japonicum (Creeping St John's Wort) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Nov 2015 by galah681
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  • 4 Nov 2016 01:59 PM Recorded on
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