Orthetrum villosovittatum
2 Fiery Skimmer at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Orthetrum villosovittatum | HarveyPerkins | 23 Feb 2018 |
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Significant sighting
HarveyPerkins noted:
23 Feb 2018
Although common in coastal and sub-coastal environments, this species is rare in the ACT, probably as a dispersing vagrant. This is the first known record of it in the ACT.
3 comments
24 Feb 2018
Good find, Harvey. Are there any other possible dragonfly/damselfly vagrants for the ACT that one could find?
24 Feb 2018
Good question - to which the answer is ' probably, yes'. But I don't know which they might be. As you know, I've had to come up with the current list myself based on the national field guide, ALA, and my own sightings.
24 Feb 2018
Well, with more people having an interest in CNM and photographing insects like these, there is more chance now of discovering vagrants. Whenever I see a dragonfly or damselfly I'm trying to get a photo, that's for sure.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.942613-35.322362
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2018 02:13 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- Significant HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthetrum villosovittatum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Orthetrum villosovittatum Scientific name
- Fiery Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vagrant native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 700m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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