Austrolestes sp. (genus)

Ringtail damselfy at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Austrolestes sp. (genus)	2 Dec 2017	HarveyPerkins
Zygoptera (suborder)	25 Nov 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	20 Nov 2017	JohnBundock

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

2 Dec 2017

This is a teneral female Austrolestes, most likely a Wandering Ringtail A. leda, but its undeveloped colouration and single photo make it difficult/impossible to assign it to species with sufficient confidence.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.920825 -35.459232
Altitude 763.2m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Nov 2017 12:48 PM Recorded on
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Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Damselflies (Zygoptera) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Austrolestes sp. (genus) Scientific name
Ringtail damselfy Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 984.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania