Hemicordulia tau

Tau Emerald at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Hemicordulia tau	20 Mar 2023	HarveyPerkins
	Hemicordulia australiae	20 Mar 2023	WalterEgo

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"Rescued" from a backyard pond, where it seemed to be floundering in the water. Now wondering if it could have been laying eggs? It's wings remained in this odd position while i watched it, though it later disappeared, so maybe it recovered and flew away?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.156111 -35.250458
Altitude 619.5m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
19 Mar 2023 11:37 AM Recorded on
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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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