Austrolestes leda

Wandering Ringtail at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

	Austrolestes leda	14 Sep 2023	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	13 Sep 2023	SWishart

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User's notes

Closer to 3 cm than 5 cm. Only damselfly I saw around the dam although there were a few dragonflies out and about around the ridge and one other damselfly that I'll post separately as it was a fair way away from water.

2 comments

JaneR wrote:

13 Sep 2023

The plant is Azolla piñata, an aquatic fern.

JaneR wrote:

13 Sep 2023

Make that “pinnata” ( autocorrect changes this)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.026315 -35.356803
Altitude 679.9m
Maps Cooleman Ridge
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Sep 2023 12:06 PM Recorded on
SWishart Recorded by
Collections
Insects Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Austrolestes leda Scientific name
Wandering Ringtail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1232.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania