Wandering Ringtail at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Austrolestes leda | 13 Jan 2023 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Austroagrion watsoni | 13 Jan 2023 | Tammy |
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4 comments
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
13 Jan 2023
There are lots of differences. First thing to notice is the size of the blue bands along the abdomen - barely there in billabongfly but quite extensive in Wandering Ringtail. Other differences include the colour of the upper stripe on the thorax; the billbongfly has two blue patches at the very end of the abdomen; billabongfly is smaller, etc. They are in quite different families so the differences are actually quite extensive. It is more usually a case of distinguishing Eastern Billabongfly from Common Bluetail.
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
13 Jan 2023
Should say that all of the above relates to the males. Females you need to look at different things, and usually much more subtle.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.079558-35.264800
- Altitude 649.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2020 02:48 PM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Austrolestes leda Scientific name
- Wandering Ringtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1232.9m Recorded at altitude
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