Austrolestes psyche at Cotter River, ACT

Austrolestes psyche

Cup Ringtail at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Austrolestes psyche	30 Nov 2022	HarveyPerkins
	Austrolestes annulosus	27 Nov 2022	SWishart

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

30 Nov 2022

Great find, Susan. And in a most unexpected location. Very few records of this species in ACT. Could you provide a little info on the circumstances under which you found it?

SWishart wrote:

30 Nov 2022

Hi Harvey. It was a beautiful walking day; sunny, low 20s, only a slight breeze. We were on the designated footpad between the Camel Hump management trail and Johns Peak which is a fairly narrow (or harrowing) footpad. We were just where it starts the climb up to the peak so it's still mostly dirt not rocky track, lots of poa and small (but not snow gum) trees - sorry I'm not very good with plants. This was the only damselfly we saw that day (we went onto Tidbinbilla Peak and then straight down an unofficial footpad to the management trail). We did see some but not many dragonflies during the day (tau emeralds if I was to guess but they didn't stay still enough for a photo).

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Location information

Coordinates 148.891113 -35.429562
Altitude 1326.5m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Species information

Austrolestes psyche Scientific name
Cup Ringtail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Nov 2022 11:38 AM Recorded on
SWishart Recorded by

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

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