Tramea loewii
5 Common Glider at Monash, ACT
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| Tramea loewii | HarveyPerkins | 4 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
There were at least two males in addition to this tandem pair cruising the Isabella wetlands today. They're very active and fast, so I was lucky to manage to snap off these shots when they came down for the female to lay eggs (which is a very brief process). CNM had a single female recorded last season (in January) in Chapman, so there may have been a few about to lay eggs and I suspect these may have grown as larvae in this pond and have recently eclosed as adults. It would be great if all dragonfly photographers could keep an eye out for this species across Canberra this season so we can get a better idea of just what their behaviour and status here is.
3 comments
5 Oct 2020
saw them there today, tried to get pics of them today thought they were Scarlet Perchers but they just didn't perch at all. Well done Harvey.
5 Oct 2020
They're about twice the length / 3x the 'size' of a Scarlet Percher. Bigger than the Tau Emeralds, smaller than the Blue-spotted Hawkers and Australian Emperors that are also there at the moment.
5 Oct 2020
Yes they all looked big but were so fast so you did well to get your photos. Thanks for the info looks like we may be going back sometime again soon.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.078776-35.422798
- Maps Isabella Pond Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
- Places Monash, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2020 01:45 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Mixed Gender
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- Significant HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tramea loewii Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Tramea loewii Scientific name
- Common Glider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 558.2m Recorded at altitude
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