A less common species locally although can still be found in the area

At a glance

Habitat Usually found resting on plants near or close to slow running water or still water, like lakes, ponds and ditches often just above the water surface
Size Can grow to around 25mm
Origin Native
Distribution Can be found throughout northern and eastern Australia and also in New guinea
Descriptions
Distribution
Can be found throughout northern and eastern Australia and also in New guinea
Habitat
Usually found resting on plants near or close to slow running water or still water, like lakes, ponds and ditches often just above the water surface
Size
Can grow to around 25mm

Identification

The male eastern billabongfly has a bright blue thorax with black markings, and a long and slender black abdomen with blue rings and a blue tip. The female is a similar size to the male and is pale blue to grayish-green in colour. The antehumeral stripe of the female is a contrastingly bright green
Common Name Eastern Billabongfly
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderOdonata
SuborderZygoptera
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
FamilyCoenagrionidae
GenusAustroagrion
SpeciesAustroagrion watsoni
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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