Austroaeschna flavomaculata
2 Alpine Darner at Cotter River, ACT
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| Austroaeschna flavomaculata | HarveyPerkins | 17 Feb 2018 |
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Significant sighting
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
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Male Gender
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Species information
- Austroaeschna flavomaculata Scientific name
- Alpine Darner Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 1628.4m to 1633.4m Recorded at altitude
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