Austroaeschna obscura

Sydney Mountain Darner at Budawang, NSW

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Identification history

	Austroaeschna obscura	21 Jan 2025	KorinneM
	Unverified	31 Dec 2024	MatthewFrawley

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2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

21 Jan 2025

This is a very southerly record for this species - easily the furthest south that I'm aware of.

KorinneM wrote:

22 Jan 2025

@HarveyPerkins we seem to have two clusters in Monga National Park (further south then this one) and Budawang. iNaturalist's furtherst south observation is the northern part of Budawang.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.996094 -35.461644
Places Budawang, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 Dec 2024 11:57 AM Recorded on
MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

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

Species information

Austroaeschna obscura Scientific name
Sydney Mountain Darner Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 871m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

Record quality

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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