SYNTHEMISTIDAE - Tigerlet Dragonflies
The members in this family are commonly called Tigerlet. They are also known as the Southern Emeralds. This is a ancient family and still has some representatives in Australia and New Guinea. The dragonflies are corduliid-like and sometimes treated as a subfamily of CORDULIIDAE. Most of them are small in size and with narrow abdomens. We found one species in Brisbane.
- Slender Tigerlet
- Choristhemis flavoterminata, body length 47mm
- The dragonfly is metallic black with yellow in colour. Wings are clear with light brown colour. The abdomen is as narrow as a damselfly. There is the yellow spot on end as the tail light. Its eye is emerald. They can be easily found near Moolabin Creek and Oxley Creek in Brisbane. They fly slowing and usually glide about 2 meters about ground near the creek.. More information on the Slender Tigerlet page.
