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Rhyothemis graphiptera
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Male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
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Rhyothemis graphiptera, known as the graphic flutterer or banded flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. It is found across northern Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and New Caledonia. Rhyothemis extends from Africa to the western Pacific.

The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering. Rhyothemis graphiptera, a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 70mm, length 35mm), inhabits lagoons, lakes, ponds and swamps. The abdomen is dark and the wings are brownish-yellow with dark mottled markings. The taxon has been assessed for the IUCN Red List as being of least concern, and is noted in the Catalog of Life.

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  • Male Graphic Flutterer cheek (15390520433)

    Male showing independent movement of forewings and hindwings

  • Male Graphic Flutterer wings flat (15390510433)

    Male holding wings flat

  • Female Graphic Flutterer wings out (16009451332)

    Female showing wing pattern

  • Female Graphic Flutterer head on (16009459762)

    Female head on

  • Australian insects (Plate VIII) (7268226282)

    4. Rhyothemis graphiptera from .

  • Rhyothemis graphiptera female wings (34219287924)

    Female wings

  • Rhyothemis graphiptera male wings (34251997803)

    Male wings

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