Odonata: Synlestidae

Synlestes weyersii  

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Delegate, NSW (Mar, 2013)

Bronze Needle Damselfly showing the wing vein pattern.

Bronze Needles are one of the few damselflies that may perch with their wings spread, rather than folded straight along their bodies.

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

Bronze Needle

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

Bronze Needle

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

Bronze Needle

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

Calisthenics?

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

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Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

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Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

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Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

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Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

Bronze Needle

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

Bronze Needle

Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)

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