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Odonata of Victoria Index Adversaeschna brevistyla.............57 Austrolestes cingulatus.................11 Alpine Darner..............................65 Austrolestes io..............................13 Alpine Flatwing...........................29 Austrolestes leda..........................15 Alpine Redspot............................55 Austrolestes psyche......................17 Anax papuensis............................59 Austropetalia tonyana..................55 Ancient Greenling..........................1 Austrophlebia costalis..................85 Apocordulia macrops.................129 Austrothemis nigrescens.............139 Archaeosynthemis orientalis......107 Black-faced Percher...................147 Archipetalia auriculata................53 Black-headed Skimmer..............141 Arrowhead Rockmaster...............21 Blue Ringtail..................................7 Aurora Bluetail............................43 Blue Riverdamsel.........................49 Australian Emerald....................133 Blue Skimmer............................155 Australian Emperor......................59 Blue-spotted Hawker...................57 Australian Pygmyfly..................151 Bronze Needle...............................3 Austroaeschna atrata...................63 Common Archtail.......................149 Austroaeschna flavomaculata......65 Common Bluetail.........................45 Austroaeschna hardyi..................67 Common Flatwing.......................25 Austroaeschna inermis.................69 Common Glider.........................161 Austroaeschna ingrid...................71 Common Shutwing....................127 Austroaeschna multipunctata.......73 Conehead Darner.........................77 Austroaeschna parvistigma..........75 Cordulephya montana................125 Austroaeschna pulchra................83 Cordulephya pygmaea...............127 Austroaeschna subapicalis...........77 Crocothemis nigrifrons..............141 Austroaeschna tasmanica............79 Cup Ringtail.................................17 Austroaeschna unicornis..............81 Dendroaeschna conspersa...........61 Austroagrion cyane......................35 Diphlebia lestoides......................19 Austroagrion watsoni...................37 Diphlebia nymphoides.................21 Austroargiolestes calcaris............23 Diplacodes bipunctata...............143 Austroargiolestes icteromelas......25 Diplacodes haematodes.............145 Austrocnemis splendida...............39 Diplacodes melanopsis..............147 Austrocoenagrion lyelli................41 Eastern Billabongfly....................37 Austrocordulia refracta..............131 Eastern Brown Tigertail.............107 Austroepigomphus praeruptus.....93 Eastern Hawk.............................131 Austrogomphus australis..............95 Eastern Pygmyfly.......................153 Austrogomphus cornutus..............97 Eastern Swamp Emerald............137 Austrogomphus guerini................99 Eusynthemis brevistyla...............109 Austrogomphus ochraceus.........101 Eusynthemis guttata...................111 Austrolestes analis.........................5 Eusynthemis tillyardi..................113 Austrolestes annulosus...................7 Eusynthemis virgula...................115 Austrolestes aridus.........................9 Fiery Skimmer...........................157 Forest Darner...............................83 Royal Tigertail...........................117 Gold-fronted Riverdamsel...........47 Scarlet Percher...........................145 Golden Tigertail.........................115 Slender Ringtail.............................5 Grampians Darner........................71 Small Tigertail...........................109 Grey-chested Flatwing.................27 South-western Billabongfly.........35 Griseargiolestes eboracus............27 Southern Cascade Darner.............89 Griseargiolestes intermedius.......29 Southern Evening Darner.............91 Hemicordulia australiae............133 Southern Giant Darner.................85 Hemicordulia tau.......................135 Southern Riffle Darner.................87 Hemigomphus gouldii................103 Southern Tigertail.......................111 Hemigomphus heteroclytus........105 Southern Vicetail........................103 Hemiphlebia mirabilis...................1 Spinaeschna tripunctata..............89 Inland Hunter...............................95 Splendid Longlegs.......................39 Inland Ringtail...............................9 Stout Vicetail.............................105 Iota Ringtail.................................13 Swamp Bluet................................41 Ischnura aurora...........................43 Swamp Darner.............................75 Ischnura heterosticta...................45 Swamp Flat-tail..........................139 Jade Hunter................................101 Swamp Tigertail.........................121 Lesser Tasmanian Darner.............67 Synlestes weyersii..........................3 Metallic Ringtail..........................11 Synthemiopsis Mountain Darner..........................63 gomphomacromioides........119 Mountain Shutwing...................125 Synthemis eustalacta..................121 Mountain Tigertail.....................113 Synthemis tasmanica..................123 Multi-spotted Darner...................73 Tasmanian Darner........................79 Nannophlebia risi......................149 Tasmanian Redspot......................53 Nannophya australis..................151 Tasmanian Spotwing..................119 Nannophya dalei........................153 Tasmanian Swamp Tigertail.......123 Nighthawk.................................129 Tau Emerald...............................135 Nososticta solida..........................33 Telephlebia brevicauda................91 Notoaeschna sagittata..................87 Tramea loewii............................161 Orange Threadtail........................33 Twinspot Hunter..........................93 Orthetrum caledonicum.............155 Unicorn Darner............................81 Orthetrum villosovittatum..........157 Unicorn Hunter............................97 Pantala flavescens.....................159 Wandering Glider.......................159 Parasynthemis regina.................117 Wandering Percher.....................143 Powdered Flatwing......................23 Wandering Ringtail......................15 Powdered Wiretail.......................31 Whitewater Darner.......................69 Procordulia jacksoniensis..........137 Whitewater Rockmaster...............19 Pseudagrion aureofrons...............47 Wide-faced Darner.......................61 Pseudagrion microcephalum.......49 Xanthagrion erythroneurum.........51 Red and Blue Damselfly..............51 Yellow-striped Hunter..................99 Rhadinosticta simplex..................31.
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