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Austroaeschna inermis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, [3] known as the whitewater darner. [4] It inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia. [5] Austroaeschna inermis is a brown or black dragonfly with pale blue
The blue corporal is a small, thickset dragonfly, measuring 29–40 mm (1.1–1.6 in) in length. [8] The male has a dark brown thorax with two wide, bluish, pruinose stripes on the front and a pruinose blue abdomen. His face is black, and his eyes dark brown.
Sympetrum danae, the black darter or black meadowhawk, is a dragonfly found in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. At about 30 mm (1.2 in) long, it is Britain's smallest resident dragonfly. At about 30 mm (1.2 in) long, it is Britain's smallest resident dragonfly.
It is a small dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is azure-blue marbled with black to form a beautiful pattern on the dorsum and the sides. Abdomen is azure-blue, marked with black. Segments 1 to 5 have sutures finely and ventral borders more broadly black. There is a dorsal stripe which broadens at the jugal sutures and apical borders of ...
Austroaeschna unicornis is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] known as the unicorn darner. [4] It is found in eastern Australia, from Brisbane to Tasmania and around Adelaide in South Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams. [5] Austroaeschna unicornis is a long-bodied, brown to black dragonfly with pale blue markings. [4]
The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
Austrosynthemis is a monotypic genus of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. [4] [5] Its single species, Austrosynthemis cyanitincta, [6] more commonly known as the turquoise tigertail, [7] is found in south-western Australia, [8] [6] where it inhabits streams. [9] Austrosynthemis cyanitincta is a small, black dragonfly with blue markings. [7]
The aqua blue face of the blue-faced, green/turquoise when dead meadowhawk may not be obvious to a casual observer, but it is an important field mark distinguishing it from similar-looking meadowhawks in the genus Sympetrum, such as Sympetrum vicinum. This small dragonfly reaches a maximum total length of 38 mm. The thorax is grayish or olive ...