Orthetrum caledonicum
Blue Skimmer at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Orthetrum caledonicum | KorinneM | 24 May 2025 | |
| Orthetrum caledonicum | MazzV | 21 May 2025 |
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An all pastel-blue dragonfly with black markings. This is a regular Summer sighting locally (Copmanhurst, NSW North Coast). (Another dragonfly can be seen on the far RHS, in photos 1. 3 & 4, which is different again, and is not the subject of this sighting). The blue bodied dragonfly has a lengthy black end to its tail, and thin black markings to its thorax and head. Possibly a ‘Blue Skimmer’ (Orthetrum sabina) ?
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- dead twig then a Yellow Marsh Frogsmouth Associated plant
- No interaction but was near another dragonfly which may /may not be related. Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Orthetrum caledonicum Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
- Blue Skimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location