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Flatwings 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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Wiretails and pinflies Wiretails and pinflies are medium-sized to large, elongate damselflies. Males have a thin abdomen, thickened at the tip. Both males and females are dull-coloured, with pale markings on the thorax. The males of all species develop a pale powdery coating with age. These damselflies perch almost vertically at rest, with wings clasped together.
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Dragonfly and damselfly biology Nearly all species of dragonflies and damselflies have aquatic immature stages called nymphs that are also referred to as naiads or larvae. Most live in fresh water, but a few can also tolerate brackish water. The nymphs of a handful of species are semi-terrestrial, living in moist leaf litter. Because of their breeding habits, freshwater habitats are the best places to find adult dragonflies and damselflies. The nymphs of some species prefer standing water, while other species prefer flowing water. This preference strongly influences the species found in aquatic habitats.
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Australian Tiger The Australian Tiger is a large, black and yellow dragonfly that inhabits rivers, lagoons, lakes and larger ponds.
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Brown Tiger Prawn The Brown Tiger Prawn is a large, banded prawn growing to 235 mm in length. It occurs on mud or sandy mud, and is found in northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to central NSW.
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Common Archtail The Common Archtail is a small, black and yellow dragonfly that inhabits streams and rivers. The adults perch with the abdomen held in a distinctive curved arch.
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Southern Whitetip 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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Damselflies of south-east Queensland A total of 38 species of damselflies have been recorded from south-east Queensland, divided among seven different families. South-east Queensland (SEQ) is treated as the area from Noosa Shire south to the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim and west to the Lockyer and Somerset regional councils.
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Wandering Pennant The Wandering Pennant is a medium-sized dragonfly that inhabits standing waters, such as lakes, swamps, dams and temporary pools. Mature males are red with a thick black line along the top of the abdomen.
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Slender Skimmer The Slender Skimmer is a medium-sized, greenish yellow to green and black dragonfly that inhabits a wide range of standing and slow-flowing waters. It is very similar to the Green Skimmer.
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Stout Vicetail The Stout Vicetail is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly that inhabits rocky streams and small rivers running through rainforest and open forest.
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Black Tigertail The Black Tigertail is a medium-sized, black dragonfly with yellow markings. It inhabits faster flowing creek and streams in forests, especially rainforest.
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L-spot Basker The L-spot Basker is a small dragonfly that inhabits lakes, ponds, riverine lagoons and swamps. The adults have dark markings at the bases of the hindwings and mature males are red with a cream-coloured face.
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Gold-fronted Riverdamsel The Gold-fronted Riverdamsel is a medium-sized damselfly that mainly inhabits streams, rivers and riverine pools. Mature males are unmistakable with a bright yellow head and top of the thorax. The rest of the thorax and the abdomen is blue and black.
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Palemouth 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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Red Baron 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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Southern Vicetail The Southern Vicetail is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly that inhabits rocky streams and creeks in mountain ranges and their foothills in south-east Queensland.
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Black-faced Percher The Black-faced Percher is a small dragonfly that inhabits lakes, pools, swamps and sluggish rivers. Mature males have a black head and thorax and a deep red abdomen with black markings.
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Pygmy Wisp The Pygmy Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits ponds, swamps and fringes of dams and lakes with plentiful aquatic vegetation. Mature males are dark brown or black with greenish markings and a reddish tip to the abdomen. Young females are mostly red and become black and green as they age.
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Red-rumped Wisp The Red-rumped Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits a variety of standing water habitats, including small, well-vegetated ponds, dams and swamps. It is very similar to the Pgymy Wisp but males have more of the tip of the abdomen reddish. However, only female Red-rumped Wisps are known from south-east Queensland.
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