Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Paddys River, ACT
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | HarveyPerkins | 1 Jan 2018 | |
| Austrogomphus guerini | SWishart | 1 Jan 2018 |
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User's notes
I saw a few of these along the track and think they were all the same genus. Each was on its own.
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2 Jan 2018
This one is actually a female Blue Skimmer. But you may well have had them and Yellow-striped Hunters along the track.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.928508-35.468450
- Altitude 957.3m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2017 11:57 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
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6 / 7
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