Enithares woodwardi

Tharwa, ACT

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Identification history

	Enithares woodwardi	18 Apr 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Enithares sp. (genus)	18 Apr 2025	TimL

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On the track up to Mt Tennent there are several streams that have all but dried up. In one of the few remaining rock pools there were at least 10 of these Backswimmers including one that had worked its way up onto the edge of the pool, as seen in the first image.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.048490 -35.535142
Altitude 772.0m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Tharwa, ACT

Sighting information

10 Abundance
16 Apr 2025 12:23 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Enithares woodwardi Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
772m Recorded at altitude
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