Anisoptera (suborder)
Unidentified dragonfly at Forde, ACT
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| Anisoptera (suborder) | KorinneM | 28 Sep 2025 | |
| Anisoptera (suborder) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jul 2025 | |
| Odonata nymph | RogerF | 20 Jun 2025 | |
| Nemobiinae sp. (sub-family) | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | davidcunninghamwildlife | 20 Jun 2025 |
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6 comments
20 Jun 2025
The short antennae exclude Orthoptera, Its glistening appearance suggest its aquatic. Could it be a dragongfly nymph. I will change it to Odonata so the appropriate moderator can look at it.
20 Jun 2025
Yes, it is living in a dam and was photographed at the GPS location nearby.
I typed that in an additional information field but it got buried near the bottom of the screen.
I typed that in an additional information field but it got buried near the bottom of the screen.
24 Sep 2025
I'm not good with the nymphs. Can I put these photos up on the dragonflies group on Facebook to see whether anybody has any thoughts? Will credit you.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158914-35.166171
- Altitude 643.3m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Jun 2025 10:58 AM Recorded on
- davidcunninghamwildlife Recorded by
- Immersed in dam water, among unidentified decaying vegetation fragments. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- davidcunninghamwildlife NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anisoptera (suborder) Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Anisoptera (suborder) Scientific name
- Unidentified dragonfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 970m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Epiproctophora
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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