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Telephlebia brevicauda

Southern Evening Darner at Cotter River, ACT

Telephlebia brevicauda at Cotter River, ACT - 21 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Telephlebia brevicauda 24 Jan 2023 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 24 Jan 2023 RAllen

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User's notes

did not land, constantly checking under embankments and then moving on.

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   24 Jan 2023
Interesting - in the middle of the day they are more commonly found hanging quietly from vegetation, unless disturbed.

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Timoconia flammeata (Bright Shield-skipper) at Cotter River, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 by JohnBundock
Heteronympha solandri (Solander's Brown) at Cotter River, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 by RAllen

Location information

Species information

  • Telephlebia brevicauda Scientific name
  • Southern Evening Darner Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 21 Jan 2023 02:49 PM Recorded on
  • RAllen Recorded by

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  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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