Odonata: Diphlebiidae

Diphlebia euphoeoides  

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Mareeba, QLD (Sep, 2014)

Not just a rockmaster but a stickmaster too.

The Tropical Rockmaster Damselfly didn't appreciate a dragonfly perching in one of its favourite spots and aggressively dispatched it in short order.

After witnessing this, I had to revise my previous impression that damselflies were the more gentle and delicate of the two groups. Not always, obviously.

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Not Just A Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Male Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Male Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Male Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Peek-a-boo

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Female Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Female Tropical Rockmaster

Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides)

Female Tropical Rockmaster