Ischnura heterosticta
Common Bluetail Damselfly at Paddys River, ACT
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| Ischnura heterosticta | HarveyPerkins | 16 Dec 2016 | |
| Ischnura heterosticta | KenT | 15 Dec 2016 |
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2 comments
16 Dec 2016
Hi Ken, although these two look similar they are actually two different species. Could you please delete the second photo from this record and resubmit as a separate record. Cheers, Harvey
17 Dec 2016
Thanks Harvey, in the field I couldn't tell them apart and didn't look closely enough at the images afterwards.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.027167-35.460278
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2016 08:59 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ischnura heterosticta Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Ischnura heterosticta Scientific name
- Common Bluetail Damselfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1358.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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- More than one media file
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