Austrolestes annulosus (Selys, 1862)
BLUE RINGTAIL
Family Lestidae
A male Blue Ringtail at the Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve, NSW on December 16th 2011.
A male Blue Ringtail at Deer Vale NSW on March 11th 2012.
Anal appendages of a male Blue Ringtail the Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve, NSW on December 16th 2011.
Face of a male Blue Ringtail at Deer Vale NSW on March 15th 2012.
A female Blue Ringtail at Deer Vale NSW on March 11th 2012.
A female Blue Ringtail at Manning Lake Perth WA on November 11th 2013.
The Blue Ringtail is not as common as the Wandering and Metallic Ringtails near Deer Vale. The V shaped abdominal markings from a dorsal view are quite distinctive. I have mostly seen them at still water bodies.
A pair of Blue Ringtails in tandem at Deer Vale NSW on March 11th 2012.