Hemicordulia tau
Tau Emerald at Googong, NSW
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| Unverified | WHall | 13 Dec 2020 | |
| Hemicordulia tau | HarveyPerkins | 13 Dec 2020 | |
| Hemicordulia australiae | WHall | 13 Dec 2020 |
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3 comments
13 Dec 2020
Four key corroborating features: 1. the lack of dorsal extension of the yellow patches on abdominal segments 7 and 8; 2. the inverted black "T" mark on the frons (there would be a metallic black patch on the upper frons for an Australian Emerald); 3. the brown upper part of the eyes (rather than blueish/greeninsh); and 4. the yellow pterostigma in this young individual (darker in australiae). Your photos are excellent for showing all of these features.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.196593-35.427638
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Dec 2020 11:07 AM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
- Grevillea sp Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- WHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hemicordulia tau Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Hemicordulia tau Scientific name
- Tau Emerald Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1635.4m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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