Austrolestes leda
Wandering Ringtail at Wellington Point, QLD
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| Austrolestes leda | KorinneM | 8 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 18 Mar 2023 |
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The second image provides some close up detail of the damselfly. This includes one of its small simple eyes on top of its head between the large compound eyes, details of the exoskeleton structure which operates the wings, and an oxygen providing spiracle. Behind the head and between the large compound eyes is a small dark brown, circular structure, which I understand to be the anterior thoracic spiracle, providing oxygen to the damselfly’s wing muscles and brain. It is usually hidden from view behind the head/eye structure, but visible in this view.
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Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Austrolestes leda Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Austrolestes leda Scientific name
- Wandering Ringtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1232.9m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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