Ischnura heterosticta

Common Bluetail Damselfly at Monash, ACT

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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?

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

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