Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Paddys River, ACT

Orthetrum caledonicum at Paddys River, ACT - 27 Dec 2017
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Orthetrum caledonicum 1 Jan 2018 HarveyPerkins
Austrogomphus guerini 1 Jan 2018 SWishart

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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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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   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.

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