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Black tigertail dragonfly

Eusynthemis nigra

Photo by MartinL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A pale blue dragonfly.
Its two lateral stripes are very prominent.
The wings are fairly dark.

Habitat:

A rainforest walk in Kuranda

Notes:

This sleepy insect allowed me to capture it for a lateral view.

Thank you Reiner for the ID

https://www.flickr.com/photos/58001261@N08/8310171602/
http://au.dragonflies.wildiaries.com/species/12554

Reference Links:

Eusynthemis, Eusynthemis nigra : Black Tigertail | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Thanks for the ID Reiner. I guess the female has darker wings and the males have clear wings.

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PublishedApril 17, 2014

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