Hemigomphus sp. (genus)
1 Vicetail at Coree, ACT
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| Hemigomphus sp. (genus) | HarveyPerkins | 12 Mar 2023 | |
| Hemigomphus gouldii | RodDeb | 3 Feb 2023 |
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2 comments
12 Mar 2023
Sorry Deb - I've pretty much given up trying to separate Southern from Stout at Cotter Reserve. Both occur there but there are so many individuals that appear to be intermediate in a range of characters I'm almost convinced there is significant hybridisation occurring. Which begs the question of the validity of the two species. Most characters on this one I'd have gone, on balance, with Southern, but the anal appendages (notoriously difficult to determine from photos) look more like Stout.
12 Mar 2023
Thanks Harvey appreciate your time and the explanation, it does make it difficult if there is significant hybridisation occurring.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.939760-35.325848
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Feb 2023 12:46 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Dragonflies (Anisoptera) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hemigomphus sp. (genus)
Species information
- Hemigomphus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Vicetail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 655m Recorded at altitude
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