what's this insect?

[h0ughy]

I know it is a dragonfly, but my kids pestered me until i took its photo. Anyone know what it is? :help3:

[rumples riot]

A dragon fly, they usually hand around my water garden. There are many varieties of dragonfly in Australia. In the Flinders Peter and I saw a bright red one. Spectacular.

[frogman]

specis dragonis flyus ...... latin for i have no idea :). but its a cool picture.

[h0ughy]

Thanks for pointing out the obvious guys, but I already did say i knew it was a dragonfly ;) . Just which one?? :lol:

[astrogeek]

A blue one ;)

[33South]

Ive no idea really just did a quick google search, and came up with best match

Male Common Bluetail Damselfly - Ischnura heterosticia :lol:

But there seems to be quite a few differnt ones with similar colouring.

[Astroman]

It's a common leaf insect, which looks to be mating with a blue tail dragon fly...

[Striker]

Dont listen to these guys Houghy.

Its looks to be a long leaf with a flying bug on it....you know how I know this...the bug has wings.

[mojo]

http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_dragons/BlueSprite.htm

Google: Results 1 - 10 of about 91,000 for australian blue dragonfly species. (0.23 seconds)

[sheeny]

Being a expert entomologist with, oh, shall we say 5 minutes experience, I'd be prepared to say this is a damselfly, and it is a blue one:P , and I'd be prepared to wager any sum up and including 2 cents, that it's either a Argia apicalis (http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/Images/Odonata/aapicalis.jpg)or a Argia fumipennis (http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/Images/Odonata/Argia_vf.JPG) (but I could be wrong)...

Have a look at http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/Images/Odonata/Odo_picts.html

Than you too can be an expert...;)

Al.

[h0ughy]

yeah team thanks Mojo

[ving]

it could be a common wallsend dragonfly... :P

[[1ponders]]

Ditto to the damsel fly.

How do you tell the difference between a dragon fly and a damsel fly? Damsel flies usually have their wings parallel to the body, dragon flies have them perpendicular to the body

[h0ughy]

mate your a walking encyclopaedia :lol: :wink2:

[[1ponders]]

I wouldn't be much of a Pest and Disease teacher for Horticulture if I didn't know my good from bad insects. :lol: