Orthetrum villosovittatum

Fiery Skimmer at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

	Orthetrum villosovittatum	4 Jan 2025	KorinneM
	Unverified	15 Apr 2023	TimL

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Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting of the dragonfly at rest on a mop-head drying in the sun. The first image clearly shows the brown coloured pterostigma in each of the outer wings of the dragonfly. These can also be seen in other insect wings. The pterostigma is a thickened, heavier cell whose purpose is to assist the dragonfly when gliding. Apparently, without the pterostigma, self-exciting vibrations would set up within the wing after a certain critical speed and this would make gliding impossible.

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Location information

Places Wellington Point, QLD

Sighting information

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

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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

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More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania