Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Gunning, NSW

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Identification history

	Orthetrum caledonicum	21 Mar 2025	KorinneM
	Diplacodes bipunctata	21 Mar 2025	ConBoekel

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2 comments

DiBickers wrote:

21 Mar 2025

@ConBoekel just wanted to see if maybe you uploaded the wrong photo? (You’ve added this sighting under the dragonfly taxon but the photo is of a moth)

ConBoekel wrote:

21 Mar 2025

Hi Di, I have now put the right image in.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.246340 -34.814127
Altitude 628.0m
Places Gunning, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Feb 2025 10:56 AM Recorded on
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ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Orthetrum caledonicum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
Blue Skimmer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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