Eusynthemis sp. (genus)
Tigertail at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Eusynthemis sp. (genus) | HarveyPerkins | 31 Aug 2023 | |
| Eusynthemis sp. (genus) | Hejor1 | 30 Aug 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 7 Dec 2022 |
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2 comments
8 Dec 2022
This is either Eusynthemis guttata (Southern Tigertail) or Eusynthemis tillyardi (Mountain Tigertail). The former are mostly recorded south and west of your location, the latter more to the north-east around Sydney and the Blue Mountains. They are very similar and the most (only?) reliable way to tell them apart from photos is the shape of the yellow marking on the lower, almost under-side, of the thorax. This is unfortunately not visible in your photos, so it will have to be left at genus level ID. (I'll need to create a Eusynthemis sp. category...). If you see them again, Lisa, and can get photos from essentially underneath, it would be really interesting to know which species it is!
8 Dec 2022
Oh, thank you so much. I’m always learning on this platform -I did not realise that photos of the underside were important for IDing. I’ll try for more angles in the future (although the chances of me seeing, let alone recognising, these dragonflies again are pretty slim!)
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eusynthemis sp. (genus) Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Eusynthemis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Tigertail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 854m Recorded at altitude
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