Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Wodonga, VIC

Orthetrum caledonicum at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Orthetrum caledonicum 30 Oct 2021 HarveyPerkins
Orthetrum caledonicum 30 Oct 2021 KylieWaldon

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I think this is a Blue Skimmer. my first for the season.

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Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Trichilogaster sp. (genus) (Acacia gall wasp) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Geitoneura klugii (Marbled Xenica) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichilogaster sp. (genus) (Acacia gall wasp) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Centaurium tenuiflorum (Branched Centaury) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Romulea rosea var. australis (Onion Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Lythrum hyssopifolia (Small Loosestrife) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Briza minor (Shivery Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichilogaster sp. (genus) (Acacia gall wasp) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Geranomyia sp. (genus) (A limoniid crane fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Briza minor (Shivery Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Tapeigaster sp. (genus) (Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2022 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium minus (Small Vanilla Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Lysimachia loeflingii (Blue Pimpernel) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Linaria pelisseriana (Pelisser's Toadflax) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous Pink, Childling Pink) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 by Kyliegw
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 by Kyliegw
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Jun 2021 by Kyliegw
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Wodonga - 6 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Wodonga - 6 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Sarcophagidae sp. (family) (Unidentified flesh fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Wodonga - 1 Nov 2020 by ClaireSee
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Wodonga - 1 Nov 2020 by ClaireSee
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Oct 2020 by Kyliegw

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  • 29 Oct 2021 01:31 PM Recorded on
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