Fiery Skimmer at Uriarra Village, ACT
Identification history
| Orthetrum villosovittatum | 18 Mar 2018 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Orthetrum villosovittatum | 17 Mar 2018 | KenT |
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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
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
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.
KenT
wrote:
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
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Collections
Significant KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthetrum villosovittatum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
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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