Somewhat like a dragonfly, but the hind wing is broader than the fore wing. Both wings are membranous and dark brown with clear wing tips and clear cross shaped windows in each wing. Delicate fluttering flight, not seen to rest. In large swarm on first day I saw them, much fewer today.
Somewhat like a dragonfly, but the hind wing is broader than the fore wing. Both wings are membranous and dark brown with clear wing tips and clear cross shaped windows in each wing. Delicate fluttering flight, not seen to rest. In large swarm on first day I saw them, much fewer today.
Somewhat like a dragonfly, but the hind wing is broader than the fore wing. Both wings are membranous and dark brown with clear wing tips and clear cross shaped windows in each wing. Delicate fluttering flight, not seen to rest. In large swarm on first day I saw them, much fewer today.
Summary[edit] Description: Wings of a male Sapphire Flutterer, Rhyothemis princeps, a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Australian Museum specimen K305597. Dorsal view of the right forewing, above, and the right hindwing, below. Date: 19 September 2014, 12:48. Source: Rhyothemis princeps male wings. Author: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia. Camera location16° 39′ 00″ S, 145° 18′ 57.6″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-16.650000; 145.316000.
Summary[edit] Description: Wings of a female Sapphire Flutterer, Rhyothemis princeps, a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Australian Museum specimen K305288. Dorsal view of the right forewing, above, and the right hindwing, below. Date: 19 September 2014, 12:59. Source: Rhyothemis princeps female wings. Author: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia. Camera location18° 38′ 43.87″ S, 146° 09′ 44.89″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-18.645520; 146.162469.