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Iota Ringtail | Austrolestes io |
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Male Austrolestes io
Image: 664×432, 36KB
Date & Time: 17 October 2006 13:40
Place: Yarra Ranges National Park, McMahons Creek
Austrolestes io
Image: 480×600, 51KB
Date & Time: 17 October 2006 13:45
Place: Yarra Ranges National Park, McMahons Creek
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This is an uncommon medium sized damselfly, mostly colored black and blue.
The one female I've seen (in the second photo) was pale in that it lacked significant blue coloration.
Very similar to the common Austrolestes leda,
which has slightly different markings on the second abdominal segment.
They are generally found only early in the season, during spring,
and prefer slow or still water.
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Male Austrolestes io
Austrolestes io