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Red Arrow

Rhodothemis lieftincki

Photo by Vinny
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Field Notes

Description:

Small red dragon fly approx. 4cm long

Habitat:

vegetation next to a small permanent waterhole

Species ID Suggestions

Red Arrow (male)

Rhodothemis lieftincki

Reference Link
Neil Ross
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Comments (2)
Vinny
Thanks for the I.D Neil and for the great info Sukanya,
SukanyaDatta
Take a look: http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_dragons/Gallery2.htm They have sorted the dragonflies by colour. There are 3 or 4 red ones. Diplacodes haematodes, Scarlet Percher , male and Rhodothemis lieftincki, Red Arrow, male are close matches.
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PublishedApril 12, 2016

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