Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Tharwa, ACT

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Identification history

Orthetrum caledonicum	13 Jan 2017	HarveyPerkins
Orthetrum caledonicum	13 Jan 2017	HarveyPerkins
Anax papuensis	12 Jan 2017	JohnBundock

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

14 Jan 2017

Hi John - this one is a Blue Skimmer; either a female or a teneral (recently emerged) male. Can't see the anal appendages well enough to make that determination.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.918237 -35.458898
Altitude 856.3m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Tharwa, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Jan 2017 01:30 PM Recorded on
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Insects Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

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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