Eusynthemis virgula (Golden Tigertail) - Dragonfly Photo Gallery

Dragonflies

Adversaeschna brevistyla
Archaeosynthemis orientalis
Austroaeschna atrata
Austroaeschna multipunctata
Austroaeschna parvistigma
Austroaeschna pulchra
Austroaeschna subapicalis
Austroaeschna unicornis
Austrogomphus guerini
Austrogomphus ochraceus
Austropetalia tonyana
Austrothemis nigrescens
Cordulephya pygmaea
Crocothemis nigrifrons
Diplacodes bipunctata
Diplacodes haematodes
Diplacodes melanopsis
Eusynthemis brevistyla
Eusynthemis guttata
Eusynthemis virgula
Hemianax papuensis
Hemicordulia australiae
Hemicordulia tau
Hemigomphus gouldii
Nannophya australis
Nannophya dalei
Notoaeschna sagittata
Orthetrum caledonicum
Orthetrum villosovittatum
Parasynthemis regina
Procordulia jacksoniensis
Synthemis eustalacta
Telephlebia brevicauda

Golden Tigertail

Eusynthemis virgula

Female Golden Tigertail Thorax
Image: 720×576, 63KB
Date & Time: 26 December 2005 14:00
Place: Yarra River, Wonga Park

Eusynthemis virgula
Image: 576×432, 60KB
Date & Time: 3 February 2007 14:55
Place: Yarra River, Woori Yallock

Eusynthemis virgula Pair
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Date & Time: 29 November 2006 15:35
Place: Yarra River, McMahons Creek

This is a moderately common dragonfly colored mostly dark brown with yellow markings on the thorax and abdomen. Eusynthemis virgula is somewhat similar to Synthemis eustalacta and Parasynthemis regina, neither of which have any antehumeral markings.

Its usually found near larger rivers, mostly from November to January in Victoria.