Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Acton, ACT
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | HarveyPerkins | 5 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 5 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
The Dragonfly appeared to have a puncture wound, which is visible in the side of the abdomen.
2 comments
6 Mar 2019
The powder- blue colours of this species is just that; a powdery surface coating called pruinescence that develops with age. I wouldn't be surprised if the dark patch is due to the scuffing off of the pruinescence rather than a puncture wound per se. Either way, it would have been a significant event to cause it.
6 Mar 2019
Hi Harvey, I've added a third image to this sighting which shows the abdomen in a bit more detail. It looks like physical damage. Hope this helps. Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.110539-35.279009
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Mar 2019 02:07 PM Recorded on
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- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthetrum caledonicum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
- Blue Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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