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Painted Grasshawk (female), Nimbokrang, Papua <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155485/painted_grasshawk_male_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Painted Grasshawk (male), Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155485_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ludgxSFviPJSGSVGv8t%2Ffd6CS24%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Painted Grasshawk (male), Nimbokrang, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155486/painted_grasshawk_male_-_frontal_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155484/painted_grasshawk_female_nimbokrang_papua.html Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Neurothemis stigmatizans,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Painted Grasshawk,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155486/painted_grasshawk_male_-_frontal_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="Painted Grasshawk (male) - frontal, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/155486_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2N6Q1fL4lJ%2B6f9kL7DungzA4aLY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Painted Grasshawk (male) - frontal, Nimbokrang, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155485/painted_grasshawk_male_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155484/painted_grasshawk_female_nimbokrang_papua.html Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Neurothemis stigmatizans,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Painted Grasshawk,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure> Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Neurothemis stigmatizans,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Painted Grasshawk,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Painted Grasshawk (female), Nimbokrang, Papua

Painted Grasshawk (male), Nimbokrang, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155486/painted_grasshawk_male_-_frontal_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155484/painted_grasshawk_female_nimbokrang_papua.html Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Neurothemis stigmatizans,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Painted Grasshawk,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Painted Grasshawk (male) - frontal, Nimbokrang, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155485/painted_grasshawk_male_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155484/painted_grasshawk_female_nimbokrang_papua.html Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Neurothemis stigmatizans,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Painted Grasshawk,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    So many dragons! This one is my favorite. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It has some great fine details for sure! Posted one year ago
  3. View Neptune's profile
    Neptune
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    Beautiful! Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Glad you like it :) Posted one year ago
  5. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Very metallic Posted one year ago
  6. View RMFelix's profile
    RMFelix
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    Beautiful species! Very nice shot at 500mm! 0.o
    I need one of those :D     Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! Sometimes I don't have time to switch to macro, the 500mm works reasonably well for larger insects. This one is actually somewhat poor, this next one is also taken using the same lens. Be sure to zoom in on the wings:
      https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:4800/format:webp/1*Cm_ubTlpm5Bb8YCiBXn0aA.jpeg       Posted one year ago
      1. View RMFelix's profile
        RMFelix
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        Very nice! Posted one year ago

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The Painted Grasshawk

"Neurothemis stigmatizans", known as the painted grasshawk, is an Australian species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. The genus "Neurothemis" is distributed from India to the western Pacific. This species is found in northern Australia in an arc from the southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Uploaded Nov 25, 2023. Captured Oct 11, 2023 11:13 in C358+FM Beneik, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO320
  • 500mm
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