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Garden Butterflies
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Butterflies are common visitors to backyards and a wide variety of species drop in to feed on nectar from blossoms. Some are regular garden-dwellers, their caterpillars feeding on widely-grown garden plants or street trees. A few species are even pests of citrus, palms and vegetables.
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Insects
Butterflies |
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Flatwings
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Flatwings are medium-sized to large, dark-coloured damselflies, with pale markings that can be cream, yellowish, orange or sometimes bluish. Only one SEQ species develops a thick, powdery coating with age. Flatwings have clear wings that they spread out when they perch. They breed in flowing waters, or boggy seepages and swamps.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Dragonfly and damselfly anatomy
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The bodies of dragonflies and damselflies are divided into a head, thorax and abdomen. The head has a pair of large compount eyes. The thorax consists of three segments, each with a pair of legs. The second and third segments of the thorax each have a pair of wings with a dense network of veins. The abdomen is elongate and made up of 10 segments.
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Insects
Damselflies Dragonflies |
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Rockmasters
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Rockmasters are very large, robust damselflies that rest with wings spread. Males are black with blue markings, and females dull-coloured. They breed in flowing waters.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Blue Skimmer
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The Blue Skimmer is a medium-sized, common dragonfly that inhabits a very wide range of standing and flowing waters. Young adults are yellow and black. Mature males develop a pale bluish powdery coating on the thorax and most of the abdomen except for a dark tip.
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Insects
Dragonflies |
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Palemouth
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The Palemouth is a small, compact dragonfly that inhabits lakes, ponds, swamps and slow-flowing rivers with plenty of emergent aquatic plants. Mature males are very pale bluish with a black tip on the abdomen.
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Insects
Dragonflies |
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Fivespot Threadtail
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The Fivespot Threadtail is a medium-sized, black damselfly with light bluish-green, cream or yellowish markings. It inhabits streams and creeks in a range of habitats, from coastal heathland to rainforest.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Red Baron
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The Red Baron is a medium-sized dragonfly that inhabits lakes, dams and riverine lagoons. Mature males are red with a thin black line down the centre of the abdomen and a dark tringular patch at the base of each hindwing.
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Insects
Dragonflies |
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Springs Flatwing
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The Springs Flatwing is a moderately large damselfly that inhabits small streams and boggy seepages in wet forest, particularly rainforest. The adults are black with metallic green iridescence with yellow to orange-yellow markings on the thorax.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Golden Flatwing
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The Golden Flatwing is a large, orange and black damselfly that inhabits creeks, streams, and boggy pools in rainforest and other wet forests. It is very similar to the Flame Flatwing but the distributions of the two species do not overlap.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Flame Flatwing
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The Flame Flatwing is a large, orange and black damselfly that inhabits creeks, streams, and boggy pools in rainforest and other wet forests. It is very similar to the Golden Flatwing but the distributions of the two species do not overlap.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Forest Needle
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The Forest Needle is a very large, metallic green damselfly with yellow markings. It inhabits creeks and streams in wetter forest, particularly rainforest.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Southern Whitetip
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The Southern Whitetip is a very large, dark brown or black damselfly with paler cream or yellowish markings. It inhabits streams and creeks fringed with wet forest, particularly rainforest.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Inland Ringtail
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The Inland Ringtail is a medium-sized damselfly that inhabits streams, lakes and pools, including muddy temporary pools. Mature adults are dark metallic green or dull bronze with blue markings. The last two segments of the abdomen are blue for males.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Wandering Ringtail
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The Wandering Ringtail is a medium-sized damselfly that inhabits a range of standing and slow-flowing waters, including temporary ponds. Mature adults are dull bronze with blue markings. The last segment of the abdomen is blue for males.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Dune Ringtail
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The Dune Ringtail is a medium-sized damselfly that inhabits coastal, brownwater dune lakes and swamps. Mature adults are dark metallic green or bronze with blue markings. The last three segments of the adomen are dark-coloured for males.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Coastal Flatwing
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The Coastal Flatwing is a moderately large damselfly that inhabits swamps, boggy seepages and small streams. Adults are black with metallic green iridescence and yellow markings on the thorax. As males age, they develop a thick, whitish powdery coating on the thorax and base and tip of the abdomen.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Common Flatwing
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The Common Flatwing is a large, mostly black damselfly with paler markings that can vary from white or pale bluish to yellow and dull orange. It inhabits streams and rivers but adults can be found in disturbed urban areas.
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Insects
Damselflies |
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Pygmy Percher
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The Pygmy Percher is a very small dragonfly that inhabits a range of standing and flowing waters. Mature adults are mostly red with dark markings on the abdomen.
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Insects
Dragonflies |
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Water Prince
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The Water Prince is a moderately large, black and yellowish or yellowish-green dragonfly that inhabits standing waters, including lakes, pools and swamps.
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Insects
Dragonflies |
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