Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Isabella Plains, ACT
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | HarveyPerkins | 9 Jan 2020 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 7 Jan 2020 |
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User's notes
Possibly longer than 50mm. This dragonfly was tapping the end of its tail onto the water surface. Egg laying??
1 comment
10 Jan 2020
Your description is certainly very suggestive of a female Blue Skimmer egg laying.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081382-35.422339
- Maps Isabella Pond Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
- Places Isabella Plains, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2020 03:15 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine 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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5 / 7
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