Austrolestes leda

Wandering Ringtail at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

	Austrolestes leda	8 Jan 2025	KorinneM
	Unverified	18 Aug 2023	TimL

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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
Collections
TimL Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

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
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