Southern Evening Darner

Telephlebia brevicauda

A large dragonfly found in the south east corner of Australia (not Tasmania)
Southern Evening Darner (Telephlebia brevicauda) Quite a large dragonfly with distinctive markings through the wings. Head, thorax and abdomen have brown and caramel colours. Resting on a dried leaf near ground level in a local nature reserve. Australia,Geotagged,Southern Evening Darner,Spring,Telephlebia brevicauda

Appearance

Distinctive markings through the wings including cream pterostigma, dark netted bars just behind the costa, caramel and pale tan coloured body and eyes(head).
Approx. 100mm wingspan

Naming

Synonym
Telephlebia godeffroyi brevicauda Tillyard, 1916

Distribution

Australia in southern NSW and Victoria

Status

Unknown

Habitat

Near water in medium density to open dry scleorphyll woodlands.

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Telephlebia+brevicauda#
https://australiandragonflies.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/southern-evening-darner-telephlebia-brevicauda-male/
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyAeshnidae
GenusTelephlebia
SpeciesTelephlebia brevicauda
Photographed in
Australia