Orthetrum villosovittatum
2 Fiery Skimmer at Banks, ACT
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| Orthetrum villosovittatum | HarveyPerkins | 17 Feb 2019 | |
| Orthetrum villosovittatum | MichaelBedingfield | 16 Feb 2019 |
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In a boggy part of a creek in Rob Roy Reserve, near the flood control dam, to the east of Banks.
4 comments
17 Feb 2019
Oh, Michael - this is excellent. Adds significant weight to the likelihood of their breeding here, albeit probably in very small numbers. Thanks for following up. Nice photos, too.
17 Feb 2019
Thanks Harvey
There were other dragonflies at the location as well. I was able to photograph the Blue Skimmer, but not the other which was maybe a Swamp Tigertail. And there was a tiny damselfly too, but too difficult to photograph.
There were other dragonflies at the location as well. I was able to photograph the Blue Skimmer, but not the other which was maybe a Swamp Tigertail. And there was a tiny damselfly too, but too difficult to photograph.
18 Feb 2019
PS: I think it is statistically significant that I saw 2 males, and that I found them at the first attempt.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108706-35.471519
- Altitude 662.2m
- Maps Rob Roy Range
- Places Banks, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2019 05:11 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
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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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