Damselflies in New Zealand

A guide to the Damselflies found in New Zealand.

All 4

Red Damselfly ¹
Xanthocnemis zealandica

Chatham Redcoat Damselfly ²
Xanthocnemis tuanuii

Aurora Bluetail ³
Ischnura aurora

Blue Damselfly ⁴
Austrolestes colensonis

Edited by Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

1. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2. (c) Auckland War Memorial Museum, some rights reserved (CC BY)
3. (c) Scott Gilmore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
4. (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Is this inappropriate, spam, or offensive? Add a Flag

Member of the iNaturalist Network a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.