Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Isabella Plains, ACT

Orthetrum caledonicum at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Jan 2020 03:15 PM

Orthetrum caledonicum at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Jan 2020 03:15 PM

Orthetrum caledonicum at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Jan 2020 03:15 PM

Orthetrum caledonicum at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Jan 2020 03:15 PM

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Identification history

	Orthetrum caledonicum	9 Jan 2020	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	7 Jan 2020	Christine

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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??

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

10 Jan 2020

Your description is certainly very suggestive of a female Blue Skimmer egg laying.

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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
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

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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