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Australian Emerald Dragonfly?

Hemicordulia australiae

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Tau Emerald
Hemicordulia tau


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3 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

You're right Rachael, I missed the differences in the wings. You were the one to see it in person, so ultimately it comes down to your impressions, as well as your photos.

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

I've been looking at lots of dragonfly pics and they are all so similar!
After looking at the website below I'm now leaning towards: Australian Emerald Hemicordulia australiae (male). The 4 coloured patches in the wings are black and in the yellow-stripped hunter they are yellow.
http://photos.rnr.id.au/dragonflies2005....

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Looks like the Yellow-stripped hunter I spotted last week. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/806...

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 12, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2011

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