Red-breasted Longtail

Teinobasis rufithorax · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae

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Red-breasted Longtail
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0

The red-breasted longtail is a medium-sized damselfly. It lives in shaded, deep water areas. Its range includes Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia, the Torres Strait islands, Maluku and Aru Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a medium-sized damselfly.

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Where it lives

It inhabits shaded, deep waters.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia, the Torres Strait islands, Maluku Island, the Aru Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Red-breasted Longtail photo 3
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Questions people ask

How big is the red-breasted longtail?

It is a medium-sized damselfly.

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Where does the red-breasted longtail live?

It lives in shaded, deep water habitats.

Source: Wikipedia

What region is the red-breasted longtail native to?

It occurs in parts of northern Australia, nearby islands and New Guinea.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Coenagrionidae)

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Sources

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

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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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