Blue Skimmer at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Orthetrum caledonicum | 5 Mar 2019 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Mar 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
The Dragonfly appeared to have a puncture wound, which is visible in the side of the abdomen.
2 comments
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
6 Mar 2019
The powder- blue colours of this species is just that; a powdery surface coating called pruinescence that develops with age. I wouldn't be surprised if the dark patch is due to the scuffing off of the pruinescence rather than a puncture wound per se. Either way, it would have been a significant event to cause it.
TimL
wrote:
6 Mar 2019
Hi Harvey, I've added a third image to this sighting which shows the abdomen in a bit more detail. It looks like physical damage. Hope this helps. Tim
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- Coordinates 149.110539-35.279009
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- Places Acton, ACT
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- 1 Abundance
- 1 Mar 2019 02:07 PM Recorded on
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- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
- Blue Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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