Orthetrum villosovittatum at Uriarra Village, ACT

Orthetrum villosovittatum

2 Fiery Skimmer at Uriarra Village, ACT

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Identification history

Orthetrum villosovittatum

23 Feb 2018

HarveyPerkins

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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

MatthewFrawley wrote:

24 Feb 2018

Good find, Harvey. Are there any other possible dragonfly/damselfly vagrants for the ACT that one could find?

HarveyPerkins wrote:

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.

MatthewFrawley wrote:

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.

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