Austrolestes annulosus

Blue Ringtail at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Austrolestes annulosus	1 Nov 2017	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	31 Oct 2017	JohnBundock

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3 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

1 Nov 2017

Hi John - I think this is a teneral female Blue Ringtail, but it also looks rather like a female Metallic Ringtail (although, despite being obscured by the base of the wings, I can't see any sign of a proximal tab of colour on the tergum of abdominal segment 2). Do you have a more side on shot of her?

JohnBundock wrote:

2 Nov 2017

I've posted the only other photo I had of it before it flew away. It's slightly more side-on but probably of not much help. In the camellia garden at Nil Desperandum.

HarveyPerkins wrote:

2 Nov 2017

There is clearly no tab of colour on abdominal segment 2 so I'm comfortable that this is a teneral female Blue Ringtail.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.921290 -35.422673
Altitude 726.5m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 Oct 2017 12:12 PM Recorded on
JohnBundock Recorded by
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Insects Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Austrolestes annulosus Scientific name
Blue Ringtail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 797.6m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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