Tau Emerald
Pair Mating, rotated, male left
Wandering Percher
S1, Female, dorsal
| Tau Emerald Pair Mating, rotated, male left | | Wandering Percher S1, Female, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Dragonflies (Odonata) | ||||
| Family: | Emerald Dragonfly (Epiprocta: Corduliidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Tau Emerald (Hemicordulia tau) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍Pair Mating, 3 pronged clasp🔎 | ||||
Thank you Stephen Fricker for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: Why do male dragonflies have 3 prongs on the tail? Here's the answer: one over her face, and 2 behind her head (one each side of her neck). It can be a pretty violent affair where she can litterly loose her head! General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges, the Riverland and elsewhere Different to the Australian Emerald (H. australiae) in a few ways. The Tau has: 1. Orange leading wing veins & wing patch (pterostigma), rather than black 2. An orange spot at the end of it's tail (segment 10) 3. An inverted "T" on it's face (unfortunately we didn't capture this in the photo's, yet) | |||||
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