Austroaeschna flavomaculata

2 Alpine Darner at Cotter River, ACT

Austroaeschna flavomaculata at Cotter River, ACT - 12 Feb 2018
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Austroaeschna flavomaculata 17 Feb 2018 HarveyPerkins

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HarveyPerkins noted:

17 Feb 2018

This is a rarely encountered species in the ACT, restricted to high alpine sphagnum bogs and trickles.

2 comments

   17 Feb 2018
Great photo Harvey. I will remember the moment you took this photo for a long time.
   18 Feb 2018
This species is listed as endangered in Victoria, for where 40% of the records on Atlas of Living Australia are from

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