Anax papuensis

1 Australian Emperor at Wollogorang, NSW

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Identification history

	Anax papuensis	18 Feb 2022	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	16 Feb 2022	Margo

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Lots of mating activity on Rowes Lagoon this afternoon. Are there three different species here?

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

18 Feb 2022

Yes - there are. Centre-stage is the pair of ovipositing Australian Emperors; to the right is a Blue Ringtail, and off to the left is a Red & Blue Damsel.

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16 - 100 Abundance
16 Feb 2022 03:49 PM Recorded on
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Insects Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Margo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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25mm to 50mm Animal size

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Anax papuensis Scientific name
Australian Emperor Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1654.2m Recorded at altitude
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