1 Orange Threadtail at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Nososticta solida | 30 Jan 2019 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Nososticta solida | 30 Jan 2019 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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I came across the pair in the second photograph as I was getting ready to crawl under a large tree that had toppled across the path. I saw the front one (third photograph) first as it was hovering above the ground. The second (first photograph) one arrived, when there was some brief interaction such as flying around each other, before they both landed. They were both perched on their respective twigs. The front one was most active, going forward, then reversing back to the twig it was on. I did not see any more interaction between them. The last two shots were at other locations.
Can anyone confirm the sex of these insects please? The references I looked at seemed to have conflicting advice.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.961792-35.317255
- Altitude 461.0m
- Maps Stony Creek
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 28 Jan 2019 08:29 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Nososticta solida Scientific name
- Orange Threadtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 736m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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