Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter
Project Noah

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Red Arrow

Rhodothemis lieftincki

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Small red dragon fly approx. 4cm long

Habitat:

vegetation next to a small permanent waterhole

1 Species ID Suggestions

+1
Neil Ross
Neil Ross 8 years ago
Red Arrow (male)
Rhodothemis lieftincki Red Arrow - Rhodothemis lieftincki


Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

Vinny
Vinny 8 years ago

Thanks for the I.D Neil and for the great info Sukanya,

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Take a look:
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

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.

Sign in to comment
Vinny
Spotted by
Vinny

Northern Territory, Australia

Spotted on Apr 12, 2016
Submitted on Apr 12, 2016

Related Spottings

Rufous Marsh Glider ♀ Rufous Marsh Glider ♀ Common Redbolt RUFOUS MARSH GLIDER

Nearby Spottings

Spotting Yellow Two-lined Dragon (male) Spotting Spotting
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team