Anax papuensis

3 Australian Emperor at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Anax papuensis	26 Oct 2019	roymcd
	Unverified	26 Oct 2019	TimL

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Found sheltering out of yesterday's strong winds and a bit the worse for wear, with one leg and part of a front leg missing. The third image shows the external structure which drives the dragonfly's wings. The final image shows the dragonfly starting to fly off.

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roymcd wrote:

27 Oct 2019

Lovely close-up shots :-)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.064067 -35.213320
Altitude 595.9m
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Oct 2019 02:20 PM Recorded on
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Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Dragonflies (Anisoptera) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Anax papuensis Scientific name
Australian Emperor Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1654.2m Recorded at altitude
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