Tau Emerald at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Hemicordulia tau | 15 Mar 2021 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Hemicordulia tau | 14 Mar 2021 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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While walking around the side of the pond I must have disturbed a Tau Emerald that had recently emerged from its aquatic nymph stage, because it tried to fly but went straight into the water, where it laid on its side. I fished the insect out and noticed that one of its forewings was folded over a back wing but it quickly flapped its wings to rectify that problem. It was very subdued on the stick I had used to rescue it, not trying to fly away. It used its forelimbs to wipe its eyes a few times but was unable to dislodge a large water droplet on the front of its face. Its colouration had still not fully developed either, with the blue being very light. I propped the stick in the reeds with the insect facing the sun to let it dry out and warm up.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064523-35.531612
- Altitude 599.7m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2021 08:11 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Hemicordulia tau Scientific name
- Tau Emerald Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1364m Recorded at altitude
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