Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Moncrieff, ACT
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | HarveyPerkins | 10 Jan 2017 | |
| Orthetrum caledonicum | GeoffRobertson | 10 Jan 2017 |
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4 comments
11 Jan 2017
Kim Pullen & Roger Farrow, I notice that other records for Blue Skimmers show yellow individuals. Any comment please? GeoffR
13 Jan 2017
Hi Geoff. Only mature male Blue Skimmers are really blue. Both males and females are yellow with dark markings when freshly emerged (teneral); the males progressively turn powdery blue, and the females just take on a bluish tinge.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116248-35.167136
- Places Moncrieff, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- GeoffRobertson Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- GeoffRobertson Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthetrum caledonicum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
- Blue Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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