Ischnura heterosticta

Common Bluetail Damselfly at Urila, NSW

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Identification history

Ischnura heterosticta	14 Jan 2022	HarveyPerkins
Zygoptera (suborder)	14 Jan 2022	MichaelBedingfield
ZYGOPTERA	14 Jan 2022	Milobear

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

14 Jan 2022

Duplicate name removed

Milobear wrote:

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.

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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
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Milobear Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

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

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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