Aeshnidae (family)

Hawkers at Paddys River, ACT

Aeshnidae (family) at Paddys River, ACT - 6 May 2023
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Identification history

Aeshnidae (family) 7 May 2023 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 7 May 2023 MatthewFrawley

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2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   7 May 2023
A female Austroaeschna darner, but the thoracic pattern is obscured by the wings so can't be sure of species.
   7 May 2023
Thanks Harvey, was a distant photo into the sun, wasn't sure if I could get enough to ID to species but gave it a shot anyway.

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Additional information

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

Species information

  • Aeshnidae (family) Scientific name
  • Hawkers Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1654.86m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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