Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

Orthetrum caledonicum	19 Feb 2017	HarveyPerkins
Orthetrum caledonicum	19 Feb 2017	HarveyPerkins
Unverified	19 Feb 2017	SallyandPeter

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SallyandPeter wrote:

20 Feb 2017

Thanks Harvey, they are sitting on the ground more with the gusty wind. i have used the 100-400mm lens and got quite close. All the best, Peter

HarveyPerkins wrote:

20 Feb 2017

Hi Peter (assuming this is your photo, not Sally's) - this is probably a male half way through developing its blue pruinescence; the thorax is still yellowish, and there is a bit of yellow still on the distal abdominal segments. Unfortunately, the anal appendages and the ventral profile of the second abdominal segment, which would clinch whether this is a male or not, are not clear in these photos. But the possibility of this being a female with well-developed blue pruinescence is interesting.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.066802 -34.975193
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
19 Feb 2017 05:21 PM Recorded on
SallyandPeter Recorded by
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SallyandPeter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm 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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