Bug FAQDarkmouth
Brachydiplax duivenbodei · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
The darkmouth dragonfly is small, with a wingspan of about 40 to 60 mm. Males are bright powder-blue on the thorax and abdomen, while females lack this pruinescence, and the species gets its name from a dark brown-black labrum. It lives around still or slow-moving waters in Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia, and can be confused with the similar palemouth dragonfly.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Males are bright powder-blue on both thorax and abdomen; females lack this pruinescence. The labrum is dark brown to black, giving the species its common name darkmouth.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
It is a small dragonfly with a wingspan of 40 to 60 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in habitats with still or slow-moving water.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It resembles the palemouth dragonfly (Brachydiplax denticauda).
Source: Wikipedia
More photos
Same family (Libellulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachydiplax_duivenbodei
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