[Hemianax] dragonfly larvae have a long green abdomen, large eyes and the mouthparts lie flat under the head. There are spines on the sid...
[Austrolestes] damselfly larvae have long slender legs, a slender abdomen, and the tail gills have rounded tips with no long hairs. The a...
[Aeshna] dragonfly larvae have a long abdomen, large eyes and the mouthparts lie flat under the head. There are spines on the sides of th...
[Uropetala] is a large dragonfly having a large larva with a long abdomen. The larvae appear heavily armoured (though without spines) and...
[Antipodochlora] dragonfly larvae have a wide abdomen, with obvious spines along the midline of the dorsal (top) surface. The labial palp...
[Hemicordulia] dragonfly larvae have a wide abdomen that appears to end abruptly (rather than gradually tapering to a point). There are n...
[Procordulia] dragonfly larvae have a longer abdomen than [Hemicordulia] as the abdomen tapers more gradually towards the end. The abdome...
[Tramea] dragonfly larvae are best recognised by the very large spines at the end of the abdomen (there are no spines on the dorsal surfa...
[Xanthocnemis] damselfly larvae are easily distinguished by the pointed tail gills with long hairs near the tip.
[Ischnura] damselfly larvae are smaller than [Xanthocnemis] or [Austrolestes], and have pointed tail gills with very short hairs near the...
[Diplacodes] dragonfly larvae are best recognised by the protruding eyes, and the lack of any obvious “teeth” on the labial palps (jaw-li...