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Black tigertail dragonfly

Eusynthemis nigra

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@N... http://au.dragonflies.wildiaries.com/spe...

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1 Comment

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID Reiner.
I guess the female has darker wings and the males have clear wings.

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Apr 17, 2014
Submitted on Apr 17, 2014

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