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Members in this family are medium to large size, which generally have metallic
green, black or yellow body. They have emerald eyes when matured, but often
brown in immature stage. When perched, they hang suspended
vertically.
- Australian Emerald
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- Hemicordulia australiae, Subfamily
Corduliinae, body length 50mm
- We took the first picture in our backyard at a mid summer when the
dragonfly rest on the plants. It has no response to my approach and close
look at it. It just stay motionless for a whole night. It disappeared the
next day morning. Its body is yellow in colour with black pattern. More
information please click here.
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- T-mark Emerald
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- Hemicordulia tau, Subfamily Corduliinae, body length 50mm
- The dragonfly's body is yellow in colour with black pattern. They look very similar to another Emerald species Australian
Emerald. They can usually be found in the same place. Because both of them
never rest, it is difficult to distinguish between them. The second
picture shows the close look of the dragonfly's face. Notice that when look
at its face from its front, the is the inverse black 'T' mark on its 'nose'.
This is why they are call T-Mark Emerald. More information please click here.
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- Clubbed
Emerald, Fat-bellied Emerald
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- Hemicordulia continentalis, Subfamily Corduliinae, body length
40mm,
female and male
- The Clubbed Emerald Dragonflies are medium in size, body length about 40mm. When we took those
pictures, we through they were Australian Emerald, another Emerald dragonfly species
which is common in Brisbane. Clubbed Emeralds can be
distinguished from other Emerald dragonfly species by the male's
strongly club-shaped abdomen. More information and pictures please click here.
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