Austrolestes leda
Wandering Ringtail at Aranda, ACT
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| Austrolestes leda | HarveyPerkins | 13 Jan 2023 | |
| Austroagrion watsoni | Tammy | 13 Jan 2023 |
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4 comments
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.
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.
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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austrolestes leda Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Austrolestes leda Scientific name
- Wandering Ringtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1232.9m Recorded at altitude
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