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  • Rainforest Vicetail, 1 of 5
    Photo 1 of 5

    (c) kerrycoleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Geoff Walker, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 5

    (c) kerrycoleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) kerrycoleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 5

    (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Rainforest Vicetail

Hemigomphus theischingeri

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
156 observations
Group
Insects
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Hemigomphus theischingeri is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, known as the rainforest vicetail. It is a small, black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to northern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rainforest streams.

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Recent sightings near Cairns

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.