Ischnura heterosticta

1 Common Bluetail Damselfly at O'Malley, ACT

Ischnura heterosticta at O'Malley, ACT - 11 Mar 2019 08:45 AM
Ischnura heterosticta at O'Malley, ACT - 11 Mar 2019 08:45 AM
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Ischnura heterosticta 15 Mar 2019 HarveyPerkins
Ischnura heterosticta 15 Mar 2019 JonSteinbeck

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I think this was probably a male given its blue colour, thick stripe on its thorax and blue dots on top of the eyes. This damselfly was very placid, staying still while I took a few photographs. When it finally took off it almost got caught in the spider web but was strong enough to break free before the spider could react. It was flying around the reeds for a while landing on some other stalks but not staying long, and not being still enough for another photograph.

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  • water reed Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Male Gender

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