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Yellow Striped Flutterer

Order Odonata, Rhyothemis phyllis

Photo by Andrea Lim
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Body length to approx 4cm. Wings mostly transparent, except for a patch of black and yellow stripes. It was drizzling rain so it hung under the cover of a leaf. Docile.

Habitat:

Forest at Cattana Wetlands QLD

Reference Links:

Rhyothemis phyllis - Overview, Yellow-striped Flutterer Dragonfly - Rhyothemis phyllis

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow-striped Flutterer

Rhyothemis phyllis

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ShannaB
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Comments (4)
Andrea Lim
Yes you are right about their flight. It looked as though it was struggling. Slow wing beats.
ShannaB
No worries!! I was so excited to see one, but we were amazed at how slow they are in flight. My hubby described them as "the turtles of the dragonfly world". : )
Andrea Lim
Thank you for the assistance with the ID Shanna. Much appreciated!
ShannaB
These are beautiful. My husband and I had our first spotting of one last weekend too! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/20373026

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PublishedApril 3, 2013

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