Ischnura heterosticta
Common Bluetail Damselfly at Urila, NSW
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| Ischnura heterosticta | HarveyPerkins | 14 Jan 2022 | |
| Zygoptera (suborder) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Jan 2022 |
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2 comments
15 Jan 2022
HarveyPerkins, I know very little about damselflies, and it's only in the last week that I found out just how many species were present on the dams here! So for my own knowledge, I'm interested in the reason you came to this identification. When I looked at other sightings it seemed that the abdomen of this insect was most like the Alpine Flatwing, but of course the head and thorax were not, I'm fairly sure that I saw other Common Bluetails here, and have posted a sighting. Interested to hear your thoughts.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.270400-35.573435
- Altitude 871.0m
- Places Urila, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2022 11:58 AM Recorded on
- Milobear Recorded by
- Juncus sp. Grasses Associated plant
- One individual appears to be eating a smaller damselfly poss. Ischnura aurora, which was fairly common in the area Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Milobear Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ischnura heterosticta Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
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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