Austroaeschna tasmanica
2 Tasmanian Darner at Lenah Valley, TAS
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| Austroaeschna tasmanica | KorinneM | 26 Jan 2025 | |
| Austroaeschna tasmanica | VanessaC | 24 Jan 2025 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Not dead, but barely moved when I touched a wing.
3 comments
26 Jan 2025
Nice! What was the temperature like at the time? If cold, it may well have been somewhat dormant. I've come across a dragonfly of a species that doesn't let you get close before in a spot where the temperature was around 10 C, and it didn't move at all when I approached it, allowing me to get photos up close.
26 Jan 2025
Hi @KorinneM - BOM says Hobart was around 19-20 C that time of day. I was in a valley, so maybe slightly cooler, but probably no lower than 16 C.
Location information
- Coordinates 147.255964-42.874423
- Places Lenah Valley, TAS
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2025 04:58 PM Recorded on
- VanessaC Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Collections
- VanessaC NatureMapr Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Significant Featured Austroaeschna tasmanica
Species information
- Austroaeschna tasmanica Scientific name
- Tasmanian Darner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 512.84m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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