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20-01-2006, 09:31 AM
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what's this insect?
I know it is a dragonfly, but my kids pestered me until i took its photo. Anyone know what it is?
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20-01-2006, 09:34 AM
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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.
20-01-2006, 09:51 AM
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specis dragonis flyus ...... latin for i have no idea
. but its a cool picture.
20-01-2006, 10:02 AM
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Thanks for pointing out the obvious guys, but I already did say i knew it was a dragonfly
. Just which one??
20-01-2006, 10:57 AM
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A blue one
20-01-2006, 11:35 AM
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Ive no idea really just did a quick google search, and came up with best match Male Common Bluetail Damselfly - Ischnura heterosticia But there seems to be quite a few differnt ones with similar colouring.
20-01-2006, 11:51 AM
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It's a common leaf insect, which looks to be mating with a blue tail dragon fly...
20-01-2006, 12:24 PM
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Dont listen to these guys Houghy.
20-01-2006, 12:39 PM
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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
, and I'd be prepared to wager any sum up and including 2 cents, that it's either a
Argia apicalis or a
Argia fumipennis (but I could be wrong)...
Have a look at
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/Im...Odo_picts.html
Than you too can be an expert...
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20-01-2006, 01:15 PM
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yeah team thanks Mojo
20-01-2006, 01:21 PM
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it could be a common wallsend dragonfly...
20-01-2006, 06:15 PM
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Ditto to the damsel fly. usually have their wings parallel to the body, dragon flies have them perpendicular to the body
20-01-2006, 06:23 PM
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Ditto to the damsel fly. usually have their wings parallel to the body, dragon flies have them perpendicular to the body
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20-01-2006, 06:34 PM
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I wouldn't be much of a Pest and Disease teacher for Horticulture if I didn't know my good from bad insects.
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. but its a cool picture.
. Just which one?? 
, and I'd be prepared to wager any sum up and including 2 cents, that it's either a 
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