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Common bluetail (♀)

Ischnura heterosticta

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Damselfly with grey, dark brown and yellow markings. About 55mm long.

Habitat:

In a nature reserve adjoining a water retarding basin. Continually around the edge of water resting occasionally on reeds and sedges.

Notes:

Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.t… <br> http://photos.rnr.id.au/2006/03/11/damselfly_Ischnura_heterosticta_Yarr… <br>
Thanks martinl for ID

Reference Links:

Ischnura heterosticta - Overview, Ischnura heterosticta, Common Bluetail Damselfly - Ischnura heterosticta

Species ID Suggestions

Common Bluetail

Ischnura heterosticta

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MartinL
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Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks for the input David. I'm just beginning to look at the Odonata. Fascinating things.
DavidLeviston
I would say you are correct, Martin. Her pale colour suggests she is almost past the teneral stage.
MartinL
Yes the males are bright blue and they will have similar blue dots pointing upwards. There are also other candidate blue species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/195046139
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Martin. I didn't know about the dots. Very attractive! There were small blue ones cruising around about the same size - they were the males of the species I guess..
MartinL
Female. There are two upward dots on her head. This is a bit of a guess. I've been known to get odonata wrong sometimes.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2014

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