Austrolestes aridus
Inland Ringtail at Symonston, ACT
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| Austrolestes aridus | HarveyPerkins | 3 Apr 2020 | |
| Austrolestes aridus | SWishart | 3 Apr 2020 |
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Significant sighting
HarveyPerkins noted:
3 Apr 2020
Infrequently recorded species in the ACT, and this is quite a late record.
User's notes
The most common damselfly on this dam
3 comments
4 Apr 2020
Interesting! I've seen them on the middle of that string of three dams previously, but only in small numbers and that was a couple of years ago. The late season occurrence is also interesting. Nice record.
4 Apr 2020
This dam had very little water in it when I visited on 20 October 2019, and I wouldn't be surprised if it had dried up completely long before any rains came to refill it. It always makes me wonder if/how they survive in situ or whether they have to re-populate from elsewhere. So many questions, so little time...
4 Apr 2020
It was a good day for a wander around the dams; now if I could just learn which ringtail is which and when I should be seeing the different ones.
Location information
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- SWishart Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Damselflies (Zygoptera) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austrolestes aridus
Species information
- Austrolestes aridus Scientific name
- Inland Ringtail Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 729.8m Recorded at altitude
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