Ischnura heterosticta

Common Bluetail Damselfly at Monash, ACT

Ischnura heterosticta at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 04:22 PM

Ischnura heterosticta at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 04:22 PM

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Identification history

	Ischnura heterosticta	9 Dec 2021	HarveyPerkins
	Ischnura heterosticta	9 Dec 2021	AndyRoo

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Didn't realise it had prey when I took the pic. Is the pic good enough to ID what it might be for it's own sighting?

2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

9 Dec 2021

The prey looks like a chironomid (Diptera, Chironomidae), but that's as far as it could be ID'd.

AndyRoo wrote:

9 Dec 2021

Thanks. I'll look up chironomids.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081077 -35.420430
Altitude 592.0m
Maps Monash Grassland Isabella Pond Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
Places Monash, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Nov 2021 04:22 PM Recorded on
AndyRoo Recorded by
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AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora Associated plant
Cannot identify? Associated animal
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

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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