Orthetrum caledonicum
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| Blue skimmer | |
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| File:Orthetrum caledonicum male.jpg | |
| Male | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. caledonicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum caledonicum | |
| File:Orthetrum caledonicum distribution map.svg | |
Orthetrum caledonicum, the blue skimmer,[3] is a common Australian dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[4][5] Males have a powder blue thorax and abdomen pruinescent blue when mature. The females are brownish grey in colour while the teneral are yellow with black markings. They are medium in size, with a body length of 4.5 cm (2 in) and a wingspan of 7 cm (3 in). The species is widespread throughout mainland Australia and extending to Tasmania. It is also found in New Guinea, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Lesser Sunda Islands. It inhabits a range of still and flowing water habitats including temporary waters.[3]
Gallery
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Adult in Margaret River, Western Australia
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Male with hind wing damage viewed from the side
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Female with some pale pruinescence on her tail
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Face of male
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Covered in dew
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Mating pair, male is upright
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Male showing colouration near wingtips
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Young male before his tail turns blue
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Young male showing his true colours
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Female
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Photo of female wings
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Illustration of wings of male
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References
- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Orthetrum caledonicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83369732A83383908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83369732A83383908.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Brauer, Friedrich (1865). "Dritter Bericht über die auf der Weltfahrt der kais. Fregatte Novara gesammelten Libellulinen". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 15: 501–512 [505] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 266. ISBN 0643090738.
- ↑ "Species Orthetrum caledonicum (Brauer, 1865)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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