Sunday, April 11, 2010

Our Bugs's Life #15 - A new visitor: Aurora Bluetail Damselfly

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This beautiful damselfly on the deck this morning.  It is called Aurora Bluetail 
DamselflyIschnura aurora, Family Coenagrionidae.























An update:

I just found this dragonfly inside partially stuck with cob web. I cleaned it and took it outside, 
managed to take some photos, and then it flew away. It is a young (its eyes are still brownish, 
they'll turn emerald when it becomes mature) Australian Emerald DragonflyHemicordulia 
australiae, Family Hemicorduliidae:


















































Peggy Patrick
Ngandanji
Etching, 21.5 x 25 cm, edition 3/12
Esa Jaske Collection























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