Austroargiolestes sp. (genus)
Flatwing at Paddys River, ACT
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| Austroargiolestes sp. (genus) | 4 Apr 2021 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Unverified | 31 Mar 2021 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Fishing Gap Road, Tidbinbilla N.R.
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HarveyPerkins
wrote:
4 Apr 2021
Hi Michael - while this looks superficially like a female Common Flatwing, which it may well be, I can't rule out the possibility of a Powdered Flatwing, particularly in this mountain creek location where both species occur roughly equally. The side thoracic markings, which are the most reliable distinguishing feature, are semi-obscured by the wings. If anything, the lack of any 'caramel' colouration to the pale sub-terminal bands on the abdomen suggest to me that Common Flatwing is more likely.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.888683-35.489692
- Altitude 920.2m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2021 07:57 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Damselflies (Zygoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austroargiolestes sp. (genus)
Species information
- Austroargiolestes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Flatwing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1254.2m Recorded at altitude
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