Water Prince

Hydrobasileus brevistylus · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Water Prince
Photo: Summerdrought, CC BY-SA

The Water Prince is a large dragonfly with a wingspan of about 10 cm and a body length near 5.5 cm.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults have a wingspan of roughly 100 mm and a body length of about 55 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

They are found near freshwater swamps, lakes and ponds.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Water Prince photo 3
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Water Prince photo 4
Photo: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Water Prince photo 5
Photo: Graham Winerflood, CC BY-SA
Water Prince photo 6
Photo: Ged Tranter, CC BY

Questions people ask

What does the Water Prince look like?

It has a black and yellow head and thorax, a black abdomen with large yellow spots, and measures about 10 cm across the wings.

Source: Wikipedia

How big does the Water Prince get?

Adults reach a wingspan of about 100 mm and a body length of roughly 55 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

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/Hydrobasileus_brevistylus

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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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