Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Kambah, ACT

Orthetrum caledonicum at Kambah, ACT - 31 Dec 2022
Orthetrum caledonicum at Kambah, ACT - 31 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Orthetrum caledonicum 1 Jan 2023 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 1 Jan 2023 MatthewFrawley

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Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Mount Taylor - 11 Nov 2023 by MatthewFrawley
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Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 11 Nov 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 11 Nov 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by BarrieR
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Philobota undescribed species near arabella (A concealer moth) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 27 Oct 2023 by JohnBundock
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Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 8 Oct 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 6 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 6 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 6 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 6 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 26 Jul 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 26 Jul 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Sapromyza sp. (genus) (A lauxaniid fly) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Apr 2023 by Harrisi
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Nov 2022 by Lovey
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Nov 2022 by Lovey
Galium gaudichaudii subsp. gaudichaudii (Rough Bedstraw) at Kambah, ACT - 8 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Kambah, ACT - 8 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea (Wattle Matrush) at Kambah, ACT - 8 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Kambah, ACT - 8 Nov 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at Kambah, ACT - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Erigeron karvinskianus (Seaside Daisy) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Oct 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Linaria pelisseriana (Pelisser's Toadflax) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Oct 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Sep 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Sep 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Belenois java (Caper White) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Sep 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Kambah, ACT - 23 Sep 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Jul 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Dichanthium sericeum (Queensland Blue-grass) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Mar 2022 by BarrieR
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Kambah, ACT - 5 Mar 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Cyperus sanguinolentus (A Sedge) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Feb 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Feb 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Feb 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Feb 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Kambah, ACT - 23 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Kambah, ACT - 3 Jan 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Kambah, ACT - 3 Dec 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Kambah, ACT - 18 Nov 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Kambah, ACT - 18 Nov 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Pistacia chinensis (Chinese Pistachio) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Eutrichopidia latinus (Yellow-banded Day-moth) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Pimelea linifolia (Slender Rice Flower) at Kambah, ACT - 26 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by jksmits
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Erodium botrys (Long Storksbill) at Kambah, ACT - 23 Oct 2021 by BarrieR
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Kambah, ACT - 23 Oct 2021 by BarrieR
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Dichromodes disputata (Scaled Heath Moth) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Trapezites luteus (Yellow Ochre, Rare White-spot Skipper) at Kambah, ACT - 22 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 21 Oct 2021 by BarrieR
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 15 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Microseris walteri (Yam Daisy, Murnong) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 11 Oct 2021 by George
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Kambah, ACT - 9 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Kambah, ACT - 9 Oct 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Muellerina eucalyptoides (Creeping Mistletoe) at Kambah, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 by PeterR
Thysanotus patersonii (Twining Fringe Lily) at Kambah, ACT - 20 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 20 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Kambah, ACT - 20 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Muellerina eucalyptoides (Creeping Mistletoe) at Kambah, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 by Harrisi
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus (Golden Bandwing) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Habronestes sp. (genus) (An ant-eating spider) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Acacia penninervis var. penninervis (Hickory Wattle) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Sep 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Kambah, ACT - 18 Aug 2021 by MatthewFrawley
Hypoxis hygrometrica var. hygrometrica (Golden Weather-grass) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Mar 2021 by BarrieR
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Mar 2021 by BarrieR
Epicoma contristis (Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Dec 2020 by MatthewFrawley
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by Cathy_Katie
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Aug 2020 by MatthewFrawley
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Aug 2020 by MatthewFrawley
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Apr 2020 by MatthewFrawley
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria) at Kambah, ACT - 6 Apr 2020 by MatthewFrawley
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Kambah, ACT - 8 Sep 2019 by MatthewFrawley
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Kambah, ACT - 3 Aug 2019 by PeterR
Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Kambah, ACT - 1 Jan 2019 by MatthewFrawley

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  • 31 Dec 2022 02:29 PM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by

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  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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