Austroaeschna tasmanica

2 Tasmanian Darner at Lenah Valley, TAS

Austroaeschna tasmanica at Lenah Valley, TAS - 24 Jan 2025 04:58 PM
Austroaeschna tasmanica at Lenah Valley, TAS - 24 Jan 2025 04:58 PM
Austroaeschna tasmanica at Lenah Valley, TAS - 24 Jan 2025 04:58 PM
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Austroaeschna tasmanica 26 Jan 2025 KorinneM
Austroaeschna tasmanica 24 Jan 2025 VanessaC

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Significant sighting

KorinneM noted:

26 Jan 2025

First sighting of this species for Nature Mapr.

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Not dead, but barely moved when I touched a wing.

3 comments

KorinneM wrote:
   26 Jan 2025
Nice! What was the temperature like at the time? If cold, it may well have been somewhat dormant. I've come across a dragonfly of a species that doesn't let you get close before in a spot where the temperature was around 10 C, and it didn't move at all when I approached it, allowing me to get photos up close.
VanessaC wrote:
   26 Jan 2025
Hi @KorinneM - BOM says Hobart was around 19-20 C that time of day. I was in a valley, so maybe slightly cooler, but probably no lower than 16 C.
KorinneM wrote:
   26 Jan 2025
Yeah, then probably close to the end of its life.

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