Elusive Archtail

Nannophlebia eludens · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Elusive Archtail
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA

It lives in streams and rivers of northern Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The insect shows black and yellow markings on a slender body.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a small dragonfly.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits streams and rivers.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range is northern Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Elusive Archtail photo 3
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nannophlebia_eludens

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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