Libellulidae (family)
A dragonfly at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Libellulidae (family) | KorinneM | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Orthetrum caledonicum | Hejor1 | 2 Mar 2025 |
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mating in pic 3
2 comments
2 Mar 2025
@Hejor1 unfortunately these pics are likely to be too blurry to make an accurate ID☹️
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.
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
- Mating Breeding behaviour
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Libellulidae (family)
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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