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Odonata

  Dragonflies and Damselflies. Damselflies rest with their wings folded over their abdomen and dragonflies rest with their wings outstretched.

Damselflies (Zygoptera)      

Agriocnemis argentea

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Dragonflies (Anisoptera)

     
Anaciaeschna jaspidea Anax gibbosulus Austrogynacantha heterogena Crocothemis nigrifrons
       

Diplacodes haematodes Gynacantha rosenbergi Hemicordulia tau Tramea loewii
       

Neurothemis stigmatizans Orthetrum caledonicum Orthetrum villosovittatum Pantala flavescens
       

Potamarcha congener Rhodothemis chloe Rhodothemis lieftincki Rhyothemis graphiptera
       

   
Rhyothemis princeps

Synthemiopsis sp.

   

 

 

 

 

 
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References:

The Australian Dragonflies

Watson, J.A.L., Theischinger, G., Abbey, H.M.

CSIRO Division of Entomology, 1991

 

CSIRO - Insects and their Allies

http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/odonata.html