Griseargiolestes intermedius - Alpine Flatwing

Male identification: A small, very dainty powder-coloured damselfly which perches with its wings held flat. The thorax has a very narrow antehumeral stripe and is otherwise boldy marked below. The rear half of the abdomen has a very narrow yellow line along its side. Eye colour is unknown. May be bluish (pruinescent).

Female identification: Females are assumed to be similarly marked to males with a proportionately shorter and thicker abdomen

Similar species: Appears to be very similar to A. eboracus. Differences in the colour of the male inferior anal appendages may not be reliable. Though it may vary with age and sex, pruinescence generally covers the whole of the body in intermedius and only the top of the thorax in eboracus. In available photos of free-flying and museum specimens, the pterostigma are pale, compared to black in eboracus.

Behaviour: Commonly perches with wings held flat.

Distribution: Mostly hill country. Recorded at altitudes between 600-1200m. One record in lowlands near Melbourne is dubious.

Australian State distribution (from CSIRO Entomology)

Habitat: Unknown.

Status: Rare and localised.

Flight period: No information at present