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Yellow-Striped Flutterwings (Rhyothemis graphiptera) sapphire central queensland gemfields<br />
photographed while fishing for red-claw yabbies at a local dam created from an old sapphire mining wash plant from the 80s, its big enough that the locals jet ski on it and supports an ecosystem of creatures including lots of dragonflys bats birds kangaroos camels and campers! Australia,Geotagged,Rhyothemis graphiptera,Yellow-Striped Flutterwings,central queensland gemfield

Yellow-Striped Flutterwings (Rhyothemis graphiptera)

sapphire central queensland gemfields
photographed while fishing for red-claw yabbies at a local dam created from an old sapphire mining wash plant from the 80s, its big enough that the locals jet ski on it and supports an ecosystem of creatures including lots of dragonflys bats birds kangaroos camels and campers!

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Species created, what a beauty! By the way, what are "yabbies"? Posted 11 years ago
1. Jef braund
  
  Lion
  
  Hi Ferdy have posted a couple of yabbies for you!....cheers Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

What an absolute gem!!! Posted 11 years ago
1. Jef braund
  
  Lion
  
  thanx claire and a very appropriate comment as this was taken on the sapphire fields where there are so many gems especially the wildlife.....cheers Posted 11 years ago

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The Banded flutterer dragonfly

Rhyothemis graphiptera is known as graphic flutterer, banded flutterer and small pond dragonfly.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Jef braund

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Uploaded Apr 18, 2014. Captured in LOT 1 Rubyvale Road, The Gemfields QLD 4702, Australia.

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