Griseargiolestes intermedius
Alpine Flatwing at Coree, ACT
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| Griseargiolestes intermedius | HarveyPerkins | 1 Dec 2018 | |
| Griseargiolestes intermedius | KenT | 1 Dec 2018 | |
| Austroargiolestes icteromelas | KenT | 29 Nov 2018 |
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2 comments
2 Dec 2018
Hi Ken - These are definitely not Common Flatwings. I'm pretty sure they (at least based on photos 1, 3 and 5 in particular) are in fact Alpine Flatwings. I'm completely unfamiliar with the territory to the north of Blues Hut, but Alpine Flatwings are usually in very slow flowing or essentially still, heavily vegetated, boggy wetlands and seepages. They are also noticibly smaller than Common Flatwings. Does this fit your observations.
2 Dec 2018
Thanks Harvey, sorting out the species in Austroargiolestes and Grisargiolestes does nothing but continually confuse me. The habitat was as you describe it! and they were small weak flyers (flimsy fluttering between the sedges), didn't realise they were damselflies at first. I wasn't happy with my suggestion but had a complete brain fade wrt Grisargiolestes. So yes these are Griseargiolestes intermedius.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.886194-35.278750
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2018 07:09 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Griseargiolestes intermedius Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Griseargiolestes intermedius Scientific name
- Alpine Flatwing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1669.6m Recorded at altitude
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