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Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)

Dragonfly or Damselfly (Odonata) species

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97 species

Pseudagrion aureofrons (Gold-fronted Riverdamsel)

Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons
Pseudagrion aureofrons

Pseudagrion microcephalum (Blue Riverdamsel)

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Harvey Perkins, Montague Island

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Max Campbell, Kianga
Pseudagrion microcephalum

Max Campbell, Kianga
Pseudagrion microcephalum
Pseudagrion microcephalum
Pseudagrion microcephalum

Rhyothemis phyllis (Yellow-striped Flutterer)

Rhyothemis princeps (Sapphire Flutterer)

Rhyothemis princeps
Rhyothemis princeps
Rhyothemis princeps
Rhyothemis princeps
Rhyothemis princeps
Rhyothemis princeps

Spinaeschna tripunctata (Southern Cascade Darner)

Synlestes weyersii (Bronze Needle)

Synlestes weyersii

Female Bronze Needle

Synlestes weyersii
Synlestes weyersii

Mating wheel pair of Bronze Needles
Synlestes weyersii
Synlestes weyersii
Synlestes weyersii

Synlestes weyersii tillyardi (Bronze Needle)

Synlestes weyersii tillyardi
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi

SYNLESTIDAE (Short-tailed damselfly)

SYNLESTIDAE

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn River - larva

SYNLESTIDAE

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn River - larva
SYNLESTIDAE

Paul Whitington, Wonboyn River - larva showing gills
SYNLESTIDAE
SYNLESTIDAE
SYNLESTIDAE

Synthemis eustalacta (Swamp Tigertail)

Synthemis eustalacta

Black surrounding the brown on thorax. Male.

Synthemis eustalacta

Male.
Synthemis eustalacta

Female. Note the end of the abdomen.
Synthemis eustalacta
Synthemis eustalacta
Synthemis eustalacta

SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family) (Tigertail)

SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family)
SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family)
SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family)
SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family)
SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family)
SYNTHEMISTIDAE (family)

Telephlebia brevicauda (Southern Evening Darner)

Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda
Telephlebia brevicauda

Telephlebia godeffroyi (Eastern Evening Darner)

Telephlebia godeffroyi
Telephlebia godeffroyi

Telephlebiidae (family) (Teleflebs)

Telephlebiidae (family)

Larva

Telephlebiidae (family)
Telephlebiidae (family)
Telephlebiidae (family)
Telephlebiidae (family)
Telephlebiidae (family)

Tramea loewii (Common Glider)

Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii
Tramea loewii

Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel)

Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
Xanthagrion erythroneurum

Zygoptera (suborder) (Damselfly)

Zygoptera (suborder)
Zygoptera (suborder)
Zygoptera (suborder)
Zygoptera (suborder)
Zygoptera (suborder)
Zygoptera (suborder)

Zyxomma elgneri (Short-tailed Duskdarter)

Zyxomma elgneri
Zyxomma elgneri

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  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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