Short-tailed Duskdarter

Zyxomma elgneri · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Short-tailed Duskdarter
Photo: G. Winterflood, CC BY-SA

The short-tailed duskdarter is a slender dragonfly with a short body and dull markings. Its native range includes those Australian regions and New Guinea.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It has dull-coloured markings on its slender body.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a slender, short-bodied dragonfly.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits rivers, ponds and swamps.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Short-tailed Duskdarter photo 3
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA
Short-tailed Duskdarter photo 4
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Short-tailed Duskdarter photo 5
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA
Short-tailed Duskdarter photo 6
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/Zyxomma_elgneri

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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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