Zircon Flutterer

Rhyothemis princeps · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Sapphire Flutterer

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Zircon Flutterer
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA

The Zircon Flutterer is a medium dragonfly about 70 mm across and 40 mm long. It has a dark blue-black abdomen and dark wings with a few pale patches; males keep the dark colour to the wing tips while females have clear tips, and the wings can show a metallic purple sheen in sunlight. It is found only in north-eastern Queensland, Australia and in New Guinea.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It measures about 40 mm in body length with a wingspan of roughly 70 mm.

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Where it comes from

Its native range is limited to Australia and New Guinea. In Australia it occurs only in north-eastern Queensland, from Cape York Peninsula down to around Rockhampton.

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Lookalikes

Members of the genus Rhyothemis, including this species, are known for a fluttering flight pattern, which gives them the common name “flutterer”.

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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/Rhyothemis_princeps

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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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