The tau emerald is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly with long legs

At a glance

Habitat They often cruise up and down dams and other small water bodies as well as over creeks and rivers. They rarely rest spending most of their time in the air flying
Size Can grow to around 50mm
Origin Native
Distribution Across most of Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Across most of Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
They often cruise up and down dams and other small water bodies as well as over creeks and rivers. They rarely rest spending most of their time in the air flying
Size
Can grow to around 50mm
Common Name Tau emerald
Aliases T-Mark Emerald,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderOdonata
SuborderAnisoptera
SuperfamilyLibelluloidea
FamilyCorduliidae
GenusHemicordulia
SpeciesHemicordulia tau
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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