Synthemis eustalacta

Swamp Tigertail at Denman Prospect, ACT

Synthemis eustalacta at Denman Prospect, ACT - 15 Mar 2020
Synthemis eustalacta at Denman Prospect, ACT - 15 Mar 2020
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Synthemis eustalacta 15 Mar 2020 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 15 Mar 2020 Kurt

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Bron wrote:
   16 Mar 2020
I looked through Theieschinger and Hawking's "Dragonflies of Australia" and the closest I could get was Synthemis eustalacta, but it's a guess
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   16 Mar 2020
And you'd be correct - it's a female, so looks slightly different to the male that is pictured in T&H.
Bron wrote:
   18 Mar 2020
Thanks Harvey

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