Austroargiolestes calcaris
Powdered Flatwing at Tennent, ACT
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| Austroargiolestes calcaris | HarveyPerkins | 7 Dec 2017 | |
| Austroargiolestes calcaris | KenT | 2 Dec 2017 |
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7 Dec 2017
I vacillated a bit over this one, Ken, not that I doubt the ID, but just that a fresh female calcaris can be very similar to a female icteromelas, and ideally you need a good side-on view of the thoracic patterning. On balance, I think what you can discern from the first photo (of a female) points to calcaris; and I've no doubt about the male in the second photo being calcaris. To further complicate the situation, both A icteromelas and A calcaris, as well as Griseargiolestes intermedius (Alpine Flatwing), all occur at this precise location.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.976528-35.577333
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Damselflies (Zygoptera) KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austroargiolestes calcaris
Species information
- Austroargiolestes calcaris Scientific name
- Powdered Flatwing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1236.3m Recorded at altitude
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