Wandering Ringtail at Wellington Point, QLD
Identification history
| Austrolestes leda | 8 Jan 2025 | KorinneM | ||
| Unverified | 18 Aug 2023 | TimL |
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User's notes
The final image shows a view of the structure behind the damselfly's head and between its large compound eyes. There is a small dark brown, circular structure, which I understand is the anterior thoracic spiracle. This provides oxygen to the damselfly’s wing muscles and brain and has a flap-type valve which opens and closes as necessary. This feature is usually hidden from view behind the head/eye structure, but is visible in the image. A close look at the spiracle shows the valve to be closed.
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Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Greater Brisbane NatureMapr Austrolestes leda
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
