Austrolestes analis
Slender Ringtail at Red Hill, ACT
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| Austrolestes analis | HarveyPerkins | 22 Nov 2016 | |
| Austrolestes analis | HarveyPerkins | 22 Nov 2016 | |
| Austrolestes cingulatus | roymcd | 22 Nov 2016 |
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User's notes
Hi Dr. Perkins, just wondering if this is a Metallic Ringtail? Kind regards, Roy :-)
2 comments
22 Nov 2016
Hi Roy - this is a young female Slender Ringtail. Best ID feature is the L-shaped extension of the humeral stripe at the back of the thorax. For whatever reason, tenerals of this species seem to retain the immature orange colouration for longer before turning blue. I also initially thought Metallic Ringtail when I photographed my first Slender Ringtail, which was also a teneral female.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115278-35.328674
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2016 04:38 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
Collections
- Insects Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austrolestes analis
Species information
- Austrolestes analis Scientific name
- Slender Ringtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1245.2m Recorded at altitude
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