Odonata: Lestidae

Austrolestes minjerriba  

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)
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© Geoff Walker 2017
Great Sandy National Park, QLD (Mar, 2017)

The Dune Ringtail inhabits brown acidic dune lakes and swamps.

Armed with this information, I travelled to a dune lake near Rainbow Beach in the Great Sandy National Park. I found a dozen Dune Ringtails straight away including two mating pairs.

Six hours of driving, forty minutes of walking, ten minutes of photography and one happy photographer.

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Male Dune Ringtail

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Dune Ringtail

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Dune Ringtail

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Dune Ringtail

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Male Dune Ringtail

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Male Dune Ringtail

Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba)

Male Dune Ringtail