Orthetrum villosovittatum
Fiery Skimmer at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Orthetrum villosovittatum | HarveyPerkins | 18 Mar 2018 | |
| Orthetrum villosovittatum | KenT | 17 Mar 2018 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
18 Mar 2018
Although common in coastal and sub-coastal environments, this species is rare in the ACT, probably as a dispersing vagrant. This is the second known record of it in the ACT.
2 comments
18 Mar 2018
Great find, Ken. And begs the obvious question - is it the same individual seen at Cotter Reserve on 17 February? Distance-wise it's just under 3 km straight-line distance between the two sites. Time-wise (26 days) is also quite conceivable. One alternative might be that a small number of this species did grow up locally as larvae. We'll probably never know.
18 Mar 2018
Both records of this species appear to be in good condition, although mine has a small tear on the lower edge of the right hind-wing. This makes me wonder how old the adults are and how far they have traveled.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.915278-35.335889
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Mar 2018 01:18 PM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- Significant KenT 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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