Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH)

Orthetrum caledonicum at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 16 Dec 2023
Orthetrum caledonicum at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 16 Dec 2023
Orthetrum caledonicum at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 16 Dec 2023
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Identification history

Orthetrum caledonicum 28 Jan 2024 KorinneM
Unidentified 16 Dec 2023 abread111

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The body was a vivid electric blue, which does not show up well in the photos.

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Nearby sightings

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Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Castiarina nasuta (A jewel beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Phyllotocus sp. (genus) (Nectar scarab) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Halictidae (family) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Eurymeloides adspersa (Gumtree hopper) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Watson, ACT - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at Watson, ACT - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Blattidae sp. (family) (Unidentified blattid cockroach) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (Jersey Cudweed) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Austrotephritis sp. (genus) (Fruit fly or Seed fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Horehound plume moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Syrphidae (family) (Unidentified Hover fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Tebenna micalis (Small Thistle Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Eurys sp. (genus) (Eurys sawfly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Tebenna micalis (Small Thistle Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Gamochaeta sp. (Cudweed) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Mantodea (order) (Unidentified praying mantis) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Echium plantagineum (Paterson's Curse) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Austrotephritis sp. (genus) (Fruit fly or Seed fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Watson, ACT - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis (Water Primrose) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Hesperiidae (family) (Unidentified Skipper butterfly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Eurys sp. (genus) (Eurys sawfly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Nov 2023 by abread111
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Indigofera adesmiifolia (Tick Indigo) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Salvia verbenaca var. verbenaca (Wild Sage) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Mordella sp. (genus) (Pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Erigeron sp. (Fleabanes) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Sonchus asper (Prickly Sowthistle) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Pyracantha sp. (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Hakea microcarpa (Small-fruit Hakea) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2023 by abread111
Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Watson, ACT - 9 Oct 2023 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 9 Oct 2023 by abread111
Pyracantha angustifolia (Firethorn, Orange Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 26 May 2023 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 26 May 2023 by abread111
Pyracantha fortuneana (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 26 May 2023 by abread111
Callitris endlicheri (Black Cypress Pine) at Watson, ACT - 6 Jul 2022 by abread111
Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Watson, ACT - 24 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Watson, ACT - 24 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Inocybe sp. (Inocybe) at Watson, ACT - 24 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Laccaria sp. (Laccaria) at Watson, ACT - 24 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Watson, ACT - 24 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Watson, ACT - 24 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Watson, ACT - 17 Apr 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon) at Watson, ACT - 17 Apr 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Watson, ACT - 23 Aug 2021 by abread111
Cryptops sp. (genus) (Blind Scolopendroid Centipede) at Watson, ACT - 7 Jun 2021 by trevorpreston
Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes (Darkling beetle) at Watson, ACT - 7 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Laccaria sp. (Laccaria) at Watson, ACT - 7 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Oxychilus cellarius (Cellar Snail) at Watson, ACT - 7 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Storosa obscura (Dark Storosa) at Watson, ACT - 7 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Limacella pitereka at Watson, ACT - 28 Mar 2021 by Heino1
Riccia multifida (A liverwort) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Cryptachaea gigantipes (White porch spider) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by trevorpreston
Gonipterus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Weevil) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Watson, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush) at Watson, ACT - 14 Jan 2021 by JaneR
Elatine gratioloides (Waterwort) at Watson, ACT - 17 Dec 2020 by JaneR
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Watson, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 by Roger
Pseudoperga lewisii (A Sawfly) at Watson, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 by Roger
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Watson, ACT - 10 Dec 2020 by Roger
Riccia sp. (genus) (Liverwort) at Watson, ACT - 16 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Watson, ACT - 18 Aug 2020 by tpreston

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  • 16 Dec 2023 10:17 AM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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