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Diphlebia nymphoides (Arrowhead Rockmaster)

I was so hoping to see some Rockmasters on our 2019 trip around southeast Queensland and I was lucky enough to see two species. At first, I didn’t realize that I’d seen two, so hard was I concentrating on taking their pictures. This, Diphlebia nymphoides (Arrowhead Rockmaster) was the second. It seems to occur further inland than and not as far north as the first, D. coerulescens (Sapphire Rockmaster). As the name implies, they like sitting on rocks in the middle of streams.

My encounters with this species were at Carnarvon Gorge and the ford at nearby Takarakka campsite. The rocks enabled me to follow them for once without getting my feet wet … well, almost.

male
J19_2883 Diphlebia nymphoides male J19_2938 Diphlebia nymphoides male J19_2942 Diphlebia nymphoides male
J19_2944 Diphlebia nymphoides male J19_2948 Diphlebia nymphoides male J19_2966 Diphlebia nymphoides male
female
J19_2864 Diphlebia nymphoides female