Blue Ringtail Damselfly: Austrolestes annulosus

Location: Western Australia, South West

Season: Summer, December

Order: Odonata 

Suborder: Zygoptera 

Family: Lestidae

Austrolestes annulosus

Very pretty and very delicate! The Blue Ringtail Damsel Fly was found sitting in my garden, which is pretty dry at this time of the year. This damselfly is supposed to be found near creeks and water sources. Simple way to distinguish between dragonflies and damselflies is position of the wings when they rest. Damsel flies neatly fold their wings while resting whereas the dragonflies spread them apart.

This is called the Blue Ringtail because the end of the tail has a ring, as seen in the above photo. 

Reference: Brisbane Insects