Orthetrum caledonicum

Blue Skimmer at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Orthetrum caledonicum	24 May 2025	KorinneM
	Orthetrum caledonicum	21 May 2025	MazzV

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An all pastel-blue dragonfly with black markings. This is a regular Summer sighting locally (Copmanhurst, NSW North Coast). (Another dragonfly can be seen on the far RHS, in photos 1. 3 & 4, which is different again, and is not the subject of this sighting). The blue bodied dragonfly has a lengthy black end to its tail, and thin black markings to its thorax and head. Possibly a ‘Blue Skimmer’ (Orthetrum sabina) ?

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects

Additional information

dead twig then a Yellow Marsh Frogsmouth Associated plant
No interaction but was near another dragonfly which may /may not be related. Associated animal
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Orthetrum caledonicum Scientific name
Blue Skimmer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1529.4m Recorded at altitude
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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