![Damselfly [Austrolestes colensonis] (female). Image: Phil Bendle Collection CitSciHub.nz](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/680px-Female_Blue_Damselfly_Austrolestes_colensonis___FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.JPG)
Damselfly Austrolestes colensonis (female). Image: Phil Bendle Collection CitSciHub.nz
Show in English Te ReoTe Rahi
- Ka 45 mm pea te roa.
Size range
- Up to 45 mm long.
Te Tītaringa
- E 6 ngā momo i Aotearoa. Ka pātata te nuinga ki te wai māori.
Distribution
- Six species in New Zealand. Usually found near fresh water.
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai i ētahi atu pepeke rere.
- Noho ai ngā punua ki ngā hōpua.
Life history
- Eat other flying insects.
- Immature stages live in ponds.
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