General Description
Metallic green or brownish red in colour. When perching wings are spread wide. Adults large for a damselfly, reaching up to 6 cm in length. The aquatic larval stage has blunt gills attached to the end of the abdomen and has a body length of 2.5-3.5 cm.
Biology
Both adults and larvae are active predators. Adults are sometimes seen suspended during the day from reeds or grasses overhanging the water: the abdomen hangs down and the wings are spread.
Distribution
Only known from eastern Victoria, eastern New South Wales and a small area of south-east Queensland.
Habitat
Larvae are found in bottom sediments of cold streams.
More Information
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Brief Id
Large damselfly which looks like a slender dragonfly as it rests with its wings spread not held above its body.
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Colours
Bronze, Green, Red, Brown
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Maximum Size
6 cm
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Diet
Carnivore
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Selys, 1869
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Common Name
Bronze Needle Damselfly
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Species Name
weyersii