Blue Skimmer at South Pacific Heathland Reserve
Identification history
| Hemianax papuensis | 8 Jun 2018 | CharlesDove |
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Maybe this one
2 comments
KerriLee
wrote:
9 Jun 2018
Hi Charles - this is actually a Blue Skimmer ... but confusingly not blue. Like many dragonflies, the blue colour varies between individuals, and typically develops as the insect matures/ages. A clue to this family (Libellulidae) is in the distinctive wing venation (although that's not quite visible in this photo). They are 'perchers', and will often return repeatedly to the same landing spot.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.473396-35.371261
- Maps South Pacific Heathland Reserve
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- CharlesDove Recorded by
Species information
- Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
- Blue Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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