Ischnura heterosticta

1 Common Bluetail Damselfly at O'Malley, ACT

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Identification history

	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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Location information

Coordinates 149.114603 -35.348107
Altitude 653.6m
Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
Places O'Malley, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Mar 2019 08:45 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

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

Species information

Ischnura heterosticta Scientific name
Common Bluetail Damselfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1358.7m Recorded at altitude
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