Jade Hunter

Austrogomphus ochraceus · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Jade Hunter
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Jade Hunter dragonflies are small to medium in size and display black and yellow markings.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its body shows a black and yellow color pattern.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a small to medium-sized dragonfly.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives near streams, rivers and lakes in eastern Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Jade Hunter photo 3
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Jade Hunter photo 4
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Same family (Gomphidae)

Small PincertailSmall PincertailOnychogomphus forcipatusDragonhunterDragonhunterHagenius brevistylusBlack-shouldered SpinylegBlack-shouldered SpinylegDromogomphus spinosusCommon ClubtailCommon ClubtailGomphus vulgatissimusLarge PincertailLarge PincertailOnychogomphus uncatusEastern RingtailEastern RingtailErpetogomphus designatus

Sources

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

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

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

How this page works

This is one bug's fact sheet. The colored box at the top says whether it is dangerous. Sections below cover how to recognize it, whether it is a pest, and how to deal with it. The US map shows which states have records; tap a state to see other bugs there.

Every fact on Bug FAQ comes from a named source (university extension sites, government agencies, GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia). The source is linked next to each section. If we have no source for something, we leave it out.