| Bog Skimmer Dragonfly - Orthetrum villosovittatumFAMILY LIBELLULIDAE - Skimmers
This page contains information and pictures about Bog Skimmer Dragonflies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. Bog Skimmer Dragonflies are one of the most common species in Brisbane. They are also known as Fiery Skimmer. They are easily recognized and are very friendly to observers, i.e., they will not fly away unless you come really too close. We can usually find a lot of them along a creek on a sunny day. Bog Skimmers are in FAMILY LIBELLULIDAE, they have distinctly broadened abdomen. Their bodies are distinctively shorter than their wings span. Males are in red colour and females are in brown yellow colour. Males tend to perch in the open and exposed branches, logs, or sandy shorelines. They spend more time at rest. Males are territorial and will often return to the same or a nearby spot. Females oviposit alone or in the company of guarding males, and dip the abdomen in the water for releasing the eggs.
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