Hemicordulia tau
1 Tau Emerald at Yass River, NSW
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| Hemicordulia tau | johntann99 | 6 Feb 2024 | |
| Hemicordulia tau | HarveyPerkins | 12 Mar 2023 | |
| Anax papuensis | SenexRugosus | 1 Feb 2023 |
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3 comments
12 Mar 2023
Hi - this is a very unusual record. It is of a male Tau Emerald attempting to mate with a female Swamp Tigertail. Completely different families. I'm not sure how to classify this. Perhaps if I put this record down under Tau Emerald, and you submit a repeat record that I'll put under Swamp Tigertail.
13 Mar 2023
Wow! Thanks Harvey. I have submitted a duplicate record as Synthemis eustalacta (Swamp Tigertail)
At Rugosa we try not to be too judgmental, but this is certainly different. The two insects were creating a great deal of fuss, suggesting that affirmative consent might not have been forthcoming. On the other hand, I have no idea what the accepted mating ritual is for a Tau Emerald.
At Rugosa we try not to be too judgmental, but this is certainly different. The two insects were creating a great deal of fuss, suggesting that affirmative consent might not have been forthcoming. On the other hand, I have no idea what the accepted mating ritual is for a Tau Emerald.
6 Feb 2024
And the male hindwings are a bit battered. I'm impressed that he could fly at all.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159733-34.893419
- Altitude 653.0m
- Maps Rugosa
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2023 11:28 AM Recorded on
- SenexRugosus Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- SenexRugosus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hemicordulia tau Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Hemicordulia tau Scientific name
- Tau Emerald Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1635.4m Recorded at altitude
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