Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Red & Blue Damsel at Googong, NSW
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| Xanthagrion erythroneurum | HarveyPerkins | 30 Oct 2021 | |
| Unverified | WHall | 29 Oct 2021 |
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User's notes
Flying low over the ground and resting on low plants. About 25m from the nearest water.
2 comments
30 Oct 2021
Thanks Harvey. i assume that this is a female as it does not have the blue markings at the end of the abdomen as described by Theischinger and Hawking "The Complete Guide to Dragonflies of Australia" 2010 page 90.
30 Oct 2021
Yes - it is a female. Unfortunately T&H has relatively few photos of females, which can be really quite different to the males.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.197341-35.426997
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2021 01:14 PM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- WHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Xanthagrion erythroneurum Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Xanthagrion erythroneurum Scientific name
- Red & Blue Damsel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 865.4m Recorded at altitude
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