Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Stromlo, ACT
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | HarveyPerkins | 9 Feb 2021 | |
| Orthetrum caledonicum | SWishart | 9 Feb 2021 |
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Quite a few blue skimmers around the dam at the end of dam firetrail. These two were on the path near the covered reservoir and the only skimmers although there were a few other dragonflies around.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.027965-35.360270
- Altitude 688.8m
- Maps Cooleman Ridge
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 Feb 2021 01:34 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthetrum caledonicum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
- Blue Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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