Although they are sharp in colour, they are notД®asily be seen. Pseudagrioninae, body length 40mm The Big Red Damselflies are beautiful with orange red abdomen, yellow Big Red Damselfly Ceriagrion aeruginosum, Subfamily The plants either in the middle of ponds or at the water edges. There is the blue tip at the end of abdomen. Common BluetailДamselflies are smaller, with more black than blue on their back. They can easily be found near running water or still water, however, they areД®asily mistaken as Blue Sprite. Common Bluetail Damselfly Ischnura heterosticia, Subfamily Ischnurinae, male, female,Дamselflies are one of the most common damselflies found in Brisbane waters. Yellow, the abdomen is from yellow to orange to red. Aurora BluetailДamselflies Ischnura aurora, male, Subfamily Ischnurinae, body length 23mm Aurora BluetailДamselflies are the very tiny damselflies. Page are mostly taken at Wishart along Bulimba Creek and at the large ponds in They can be found near running water or still water. Eastern Dart Damselfly Austroagrion watsoniВ , SubfamilyД¬oenagrioninae, male, male and female, body length 25mm Eastern Dart Damselflies are tiny damselflies. More pictures and information please visit this page. The damselfly's tail of bright orange spot was outstanding from the dark Took the photos late in the evening, while the sunlight was about toД®ase. We only saw this damselfly once along Bulimba Creek in Yugarapul Its body is pale greenДЄnd black in colour. Redrump Whisp Damselfly Agriocnemis rubricauda, subfamilyДЄgriocnemidinae (Midgets), male, body length 30mm The damselfly has the very bright orange-red tail. Abdomen is pale red with black with the red tail The head and thorax is pale green inД¬olour with black pattern. Midget Whisp Agriocnemis pygmaea, SubfamilyДЄgriocnemidinae (Midgets), male, body length 20mm The Midget Whisp is They don't mind if my camera comes very close. We sometimes find them hiding within the plants alongД«ulimba Creek. It is pale black in colour with some pale Small Red Whisp Agriocnemis rubescens, SubfamilyДЄgriocnemidinae (Midgets), male, female, body length 25mm This is a very tiny damselfly. The smallest damselflies are also found in

Running water.В They rest with the body horizontal and the wings pressedДЇor this family, we found quite a number of different species in Brisbane. Their wings are narrow, usually colourless and clear. Some species are two female colour forms, one of which is similar to

They are usually withД«lack pattern, the ground colour may be green, blue, yellow, orange, or Please email me for further details.Coenagrionidae is the most abundant damselfly in Brisbane area. I am also able to supply prints on request (ideal for gifts or framing) in a range of sizes. The female blue-tailed varieties might appear complex but that's part of the fun when observing damselflies :-)ДЄll images are strictly copyright and may not be used for any use without my permission. I'm still trying to observe the female andromorph form which has a male-like color pattern / broader abdomen. Seen below is infuscans with olive green thorax, black thoracic stripes and brown segment 8. Violacea can develop into two mature female forms. This has a violet thorax with mid dorsal / humeral black stripes and a blue segment 8. There is a second immature female form (and one of the most striking!) called violacea.

The female (rufescens) form which represents the early stage of development after emergence.ДЄs rufescens matures the thorax and blue abdominal segment become yellow-brown - this mature form, is known as rufescens-obsoleta. ДЄ side view of the male showing the blue coloured S8 and the diamond shaped 'two tone' wing spots.ДЄn immature male with metallic black abdomen, the thorax and antehumeral stripes are green. Five color forms of the female are known - most of these are seen below.ДЄ typical male with metallic black abdomen and narrow, blue antehumeral stripes. The thorax of males is normally blue (green forms are known), black on top with narrow blue antehumeral stripes. First impression is of a 'black bodied' Damselfly apart from abdominal segment 8 which is a clear and striking blue.

Extremely common in Shropshire and likely to be found in a wide variety of habitats near to still or slow flowing water.

Female common bluetail damselfly