Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Paddys River, ACT
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | HarveyPerkins | 1 Jan 2018 | |
| Orthetrum caledonicum | SWishart | 1 Jan 2018 |
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User's notes
A little earlier on Devil's Gap firetrail I saw a male blue skimmer (I think). I have uploaded it separately
1 comment
2 Jan 2018
This is also a male - it just hasn't achieved its full blue colouration yet.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.926525-35.464425
- Altitude 866.8m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2017 11:29 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthetrum caledonicum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
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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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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