1 Swamp Tigertail at Yass River, NSW
Identification history
| Synthemis eustalacta | 6 Feb 2024 | johntann99 | ||
| Synthemis eustalacta | 13 Mar 2023 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Synthemis eustalacta | 13 Mar 2023 | SenexRugosus |
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User's notes
Repeat post of sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4467979 because two species are present. See comment on that post by Harvey Perkins.
2 comments
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
13 Mar 2023
This is a very unusual record of a male Tau Emerald attempting to mate with a female Swamp Tigertail. Completely different families.
johntann99
wrote:
6 Feb 2024
You'd be cranky if you were out, flying about looking for a mate, and this is what turns up. You would hope they would be a bit more discerning.
Location information
- Maps Rugosa
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2023 11:28 AM Recorded on
- SenexRugosus Recorded by
Additional information
- Tau Emerald Associated Insect
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Synthemis eustalacta Scientific name
- Swamp Tigertail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1634.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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