Insects
Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
Sighting 4352941

Anax papuensis

Australian Emperor at Dunlop, ACT

Anax papuensis at Dunlop, ACT - 23 Oct 2020 02:38 PM
Anax papuensis at Dunlop, ACT - 23 Oct 2020 02:38 PM
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Anax papuensis 24 Oct 2020 HarveyPerkins
Anax papuensis 24 Oct 2020 HarveyPerkins
Unverified 24 Oct 2020 Christine

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Once again sorry for terrible pic. There were lots of dragonflies around, but not sure if all the same species. definitely some appeared smaller than this one.

5 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   24 Oct 2020
This emperor would be the biggest of the dragonflies you might expect there. Tau Emeralds would be a likely bet for the majority of slightly smaller dragonflies.
Christine wrote:
   24 Oct 2020
Thank you Harvey, I keep putting up dreadful photos, but you keep identifying them. You definitely are the "expert", and I look forward to your book .....one day :)
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   24 Oct 2020
There is a BioBlitz at Gooroo Yaroo happening on 7 November. I'll be leading a morning and an afternoon session focussing on dragonflies. We should pick up at least a dozen species I'd say. It's organised by the Citizen Science Association but I can't seem to Google anything about it...
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   24 Oct 2020
Finally found a link:
https://allevents.in/canberra/act-citizen-science-bioblitz/200020269096755?ref=eventlist-cat
rawshorty wrote:
   24 Oct 2020
There are quite a few things on google and facebook about it Harvey, here is one https://allevents.in/canberra/act-citizen-science-bioblitz/200020269096755

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