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Order Odonata, Rhyothemis phyllis
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.
Forest at Cattana Wetlands QLD
Yes you are right about their flight. It looked as though it was struggling. Slow wing beats.
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". : )
These are beautiful. My husband and I had our first spotting of one last weekend too! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/203...