Dragonflies and in Brisbane’s Inner West

Orange Threadtail (Nososticta solida)

The following dragonfly and records for Brisbane’s Inner West are based on limited surveys conducted with the Queensland Museum (during Green Corps project), the Butterflies and Other Invertebrates Club and the Australian Dragonfly Society between 2005 and 2009 as well as subsequent sporadic surveys by CWCN members.

Locations are abbreviated as follows: BYP = Biami Yumba Park (lagoon), Fig Tree Pocket; CuSUA = Cubberla Creek along Sutling/Akuna Streets, Chapel Hill/Kenmore; CuHB = Cubberla Creek, "Hairpin Bend", Fig Tree Pocket; LtGu = Little Gubberley Creek, Kenmore; MP = Moore Park (Witton Creek), Indooroopilly; RBF = Rainbow Forest (Cubberla Creek), Indooroopilly; SLGL = St Lucia Golf Links (Sandy Creek), St Lucia/Indooroopilly, GCk = Gubberley Creek Reserve, Kenmore.

Damselflies (Zygoptera) Scientific Name Common Name Family Location Austroagriolestes Common Flatwing Megapodagrionidae MP icteromelas Ceriagrion aeruginosum Big Red Damselfly BYP aurora Aurora Bluetail Coenagrionidae BYP Ischnura heterosticta Common Bluetail Coenagrionidae BYP, MP Nososticta solida Orange Threadtail Protoneuridae MP, RBF Gold-fronted Pseudoagrion aureofrons Coenagrionidae CuSuA Riverdamsel Flame-headed Pseudagrion ignifer Coenagrionidae MP Riverdamsel Pseudagrion Blue Riverdamsel Coenagrionidae RBF, SLGL microcephalum Xanthagrion Red and Blue Damsel Coenagrionidae BYP erythroneurum

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Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Scientific Name Common Name Family Location Austroaeschna unicornis Unicorn Darner Telephlebiidae MP Brachydiplax denticauda Palemouth Libellulidae BYP Choristhemis MP, RBF, Yellow-tipped Tigertail Synthemistidae flavoterminata LtGu, GCk Black-headed Chrocothemis nigrifrons Libellulidae CuSuA Skimmer Diplacodes bipunctata Wandering Percher Libellulidae BYP MP, CuSuA, Diplacodes haematodes Scarlet Percher Libellulidae BYP Diplacodes trivialis Chalky Percher Libellulidae BYP BYP, SLGL, Hemianax papuensis Australian Emperor Aeschnidae CuSuA Hemicordulia australiae Australian Emerald Corduliidae MP, BYP Hemigomphus Stout Vicetail Gomphidae MP heteroclytus Hydrobasilieus brevistylus Water Prince Libellulidae BYP Ictinogomphus australis Australian Tiger Gomphidae CuSuA, BYP BYP, Orthetrum caledonicum Blue Skimmer Libellulidae CuSuA, MP, SLGL CuSuA, Orthetrum sabina Slender Skimmer Libellulidae BYP, SLGL MP, RBF, Orthetrum villosovittatum Fiery Skimmer Libellulidae SLGL Yellow-striped Rhyothemis phyllis Libellulidae BYP, GCk Flutterwing Rhyothemis graphiptera Graphic Flutterwing Libellulidae BYP, MP Short-tailed Dusk- Zyxomma elgneri Libellulidae CuHB darter

Australian Tiger (Ictinogomphus australis)

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Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum caledonicum). The young adult on the left has not yet reached its final colour stage.

Fiery Skimmer (Orthetrum villosovittatum), male left, female right

Slender Skimmer (Orthetrum sabina) Yellow-striped Flutterwing (Rhyothemis Phyllis)

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Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes), male left, female right

Common Bluetail (Ischnura heterosticta)

Orange Threadtail (Nososticta solida)

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