Austrolestes annulosus

Blue Ringtail at Michelago, NSW

Austrolestes annulosus at Michelago, NSW - 7 Nov 2017
Austrolestes annulosus at Michelago, NSW - 7 Nov 2017
Austrolestes annulosus at Michelago, NSW - 7 Nov 2017
Austrolestes annulosus at Michelago, NSW - 7 Nov 2017
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Austrolestes annulosus 12 Nov 2017 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 9 Nov 2017 Illilanga

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4 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   12 Nov 2017
All four of these photos are of teneral Blue Ringtails. The first individual (2 photos) is a female, the second individual (2 photos) is very blurred but looks to be a male.
Illilanga wrote:
   13 Nov 2017
Thanks Harvey. I have added another photo of a mating pair from a few days later. Now I can see the colour variation. Sandra
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   13 Nov 2017
Hi Sandra - the tandem pair, with the female laying eggs, is actually a pair of Wandering Ringtails A. leda. Could you remove that last photo and use it for a new submission for Wandering Ringtail. The photo clearly shows the egg-depositing spur of the female which cuts into the stem of the plant into which the egg is laid.
Illilanga wrote:
   13 Nov 2017
No problems! I'll put up a new sighting with a few more photos of the pair.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 7 Nov 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • Illilanga Recorded by

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