Orthetrum villosovittatum

Fiery Skimmer at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

	Orthetrum villosovittatum	8 Jan 2025	KorinneM
	Unverified	16 Mar 2023	TimL

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User's notes

The dragonfly showed signs of age including wing wear and damage as well as scratches to the body. The fourth image shows the dragonfly at rest with its front legs drawn up around the head, a posture which can be seen with dragonflies in flight and when hovering. The final image shows close up detail of the complex structure on the Dragonfly's back which operates its wings. The structure is apparently connected to muscles within the external skeleton which flex the skeleton and hence operate the wings.

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Location information

Places Wellington Point, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

Orthetrum villosovittatum Scientific name
Fiery Skimmer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 700m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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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

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania