Cordulephya pygmaea

Common Shutwing at Karabar, NSW

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Identification history

	Cordulephya pygmaea	8 Mar 2018	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	8 Mar 2018	roymcd

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User's notes

Quite small, maybe 5-7cm length.

2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

8 Mar 2018

Nice one Roy. These don't seem to be particularly common, and they don't appear until March - they're an autumn specialist. I found one on Sat 4th at Smiths Rd bridge. Last year my first wasn't until 6 March, so timing is spot on.

roymcd wrote:

8 Mar 2018

Thanks Harvey, a first for me.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.240332 -35.373109
Places Karabar, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Mar 2018 02:44 PM Recorded on
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roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cordulephya pygmaea Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Species information

Cordulephya pygmaea Scientific name
Common Shutwing Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 788m Recorded at altitude
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