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Tau emerald

Hemicordulia tau

Description:

This very bright dragonfly was very reluctant to fly and seemed to have a deformed left front leg.

Habitat:

Resting on a eucalyptus tree.

Notes:

See it again here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/937...

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5 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Woops, it should read Tau emerald, sorry. I have corrected it now.

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Ye, emperor moths and emperor dragonflies. :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Great series Martin!
This is what I know as the Tau Emperor:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/499...

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Thanks Mark, I have updated this one.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

I labelled it as the Tau Emerald (Hemicordulia tau) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/937...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 11, 2014
Submitted on Oct 12, 2014

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