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Blue Skimmer Dragonfly (male)

Orthetrum caledonicum

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ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

I'd lean towards the Blue Skimmer due to the dark tail tip and absence of a black line down the abdomen. A couple of resources I found suggest that the Black-headed Skimmer is absent from Victoria too, although it's been recorded close to the borders so may be present.
http://eol.org/pages/131145/maps
http://photos.rnr.id.au/dragonfly_Crocot...

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 14, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013

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