Mr Blue Skimmer : Move over, please . . .
Orthetrum caledonicum, the blue skimmer, is a common Australian dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Males have a powder blue thorax and abdomen pruinescent blue when mature. The females are brownish grey in colour while the teneral are yellow with black markings. They are medium in size, with a body length of 4.5 cm and a wingspan of 7 cm.
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Mr Blue Skimmer : Move over, please . . .
Orthetrum caledonicum, the blue skimmer, is a common Australian dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Males have a powder blue thorax and abdomen pruinescent blue when mature. The females are brownish grey in colour while the teneral are yellow with black markings. They are medium in size, with a body length of 4.5 cm and a wingspan of 7 cm.
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Uploaded on February 22, 2023
Taken on December 28, 2013