Austrolestes aridus
Inland Ringtail at Fadden, ACT
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| Austrolestes aridus | HarveyPerkins | 13 May 2020 | |
| Austrolestes aridus | HarveyPerkins | 13 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 6 May 2020 |
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2 comments
13 May 2020
Hi Mike - the damselfly itself is very overexposed (due to the darker background) but this appears to be a male Inland Ringtail. Not a common species in ACT, but this season there have been a number of records from widespread isolated 'farm' dams across the various CNP reserves of southern Canberra. Nice addition to this set.
13 May 2020
Thanks Harvey. I almost didn't bother with the sighting because it was overexposed, but it was one of my few insect records.
Location information
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Mike Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Mike 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
Record quality
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4 / 7
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