Bug FAQColourful bluetail
Ischnura pruinescens · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
Also called: Colorful Bluetail
The colourful bluetail is a small to medium damselfly with a wingspan of about 35-50 mm. It lives around freshwater pools, lakes, ponds and swamps in north-eastern Australia and New Guinea.
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How to recognize it
Males have a frosted (pruinose) coating on the thorax and parts of the abdomen. Females show bright yellow or orange on the thorax and legs, a pale green underside of the abdomen, and blue spots on segments 8-9.
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Size
Adults measure roughly 35-50 mm across the wings.
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Where it lives
It is found near freshwater pools, lakes, ponds and swamps.
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Where it comes from
The species occurs in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia it ranges from the Gold Coast up to Cape York Peninsula and west into the tropical Northern Territory.
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More photos
Same family (Coenagrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischnura_pruinescens
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