Ischnura heterosticta

Common Bluetail Damselfly at Greenway, ACT

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Identification history

Ischnura heterosticta	23 Jan 2021	HarveyPerkins
Ischnura heterosticta	23 Jan 2021	AlisonMilton
Austroargiolestes icteromelas	23 Jan 2021	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Not sure what the bug is on the lower leaf.

2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

23 Jan 2021

Alison - the spread-winged damselfly in the first phot is indeed a Common Flatwing, but the damselfly in the lower right of that photo, and the second photo, is a female Common Bluetail. You'll need to separate them into two records.

AlisonMilton wrote:

23 Jan 2021

Okay thanks

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Location information

Coordinates 149.060185 -35.407168
Altitude 581.6m
Places Greenway, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
21 Jan 2021 11:47 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Ischnura heterosticta Scientific name
Common Bluetail Damselfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1358.7m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania