Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus
Pale Hunter at Brisbane City, QLD
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| Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus | 19 Feb 2025 | KorinneM | ||
| Unverified | 27 Oct 2023 | TimL |
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The Dragonfly was initially sighted on the wall of a pedestrian underpass, hanging on in strong winds. It subsequently flew quite slowly from the wall to land on my rucksack, then similarly to land on Barbara's back and then my camera strap. It eventually flew off slowly into the ceiling of the underpass. I haven't seen this slow flight behaviour before. Closer inspection of the images shows that the Dragonfly had three flies that appear to be Freeloader flies attached to the underside of its left wings. These flies can be seen in the fourth image and are shown in closer detail in following sighting 4520940. The flies remained in place on the underside of the wing whilst the Dragonfly was in flight around us and when it flew off into the ceiling. For details of Freeloader flies see CNM species info at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/8511
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Location information
- Coordinates 153.031093-27.471563
- Altitude 4.8m
- Places Brisbane City, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Oct 2023 12:04 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Freeloader flies Associated animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus
Species information
- Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus Scientific name
- Pale Hunter Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 4.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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