Swamp Tigertail

Synthemis eustalacta · Order: Odonata · Family: Synthemistidae

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Swamp Tigertail
Photo: chrisclarke25, CC BY

It lives along streams and rivers in south-eastern Australia, which is also its native range.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It shows black and yellow markings on its slender body.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a slender shape.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits streams and rivers in south-eastern Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is south-eastern Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Swamp Tigertail photo 3
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Swamp Tigertail photo 4
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Same family (Synthemistidae)

Yellow-tipped TigertailYellow-tipped TigertailChoristhemis flavoterminataBlack TigertailBlack TigertailEusynthemis nigra

Sources

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

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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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