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Austroargiolestes icteromelas
Several of these odonatae were cruising around landing occasionally on many types of plants.
Mixed reserve endemic and introduced species of plants next to large shallow lake.
The last shot is of a different specimen notable for a bent abdomen. Subfamily Argiolestinae - Family Megapodagrionidae Also known as Common Flatwing Status common.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Oct 17, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Satyen. I agree - the wing connections look so 'engineered' like metal tubing.
Beautiful! Seems as though the wings have been mechanically attached in the first pic :-)