Libellulidae (family)

A dragonfly at Gungahlin, ACT

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Identification history

	Libellulidae (family)	7 Mar 2025	KorinneM
	Orthetrum caledonicum	2 Mar 2025	Hejor1

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mating in pic 3

2 comments

DiBickers wrote:

2 Mar 2025

@Hejor1 unfortunately these pics are likely to be too blurry to make an accurate ID☹️

KorinneM wrote:

7 Mar 2025

Most likely Orthetrum caledonicum, but small possibility that it could be Crocothemis nigrifrons, for example. (Not seen in our region yet, but potentially in it according to Theischinger and Hawking.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.122894 -35.187064
Altitude 605.2m
Places Gungahlin, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
1 Mar 2025 01:17 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

Mating Breeding behaviour
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Libellulidae (family) Scientific name
A dragonfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 605.16m Recorded at altitude
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania