Family

Tigertails

Synthemistidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilySynthemistidae (Tigertails)

Species in this group

Endemic

Synthemis eustalacta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Choristhemis flavoterminata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Synthemis tasmanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eusynthemis guttata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eusynthemis nigra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eusynthemis brevistyla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eusynthemis aurolineata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eusynthemis tillyardi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eusynthemis rentziana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Choristhemis olivei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syncordulia gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syncordulia venator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Archaeosynthemis orientalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tigertails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 14	~60%
	Yellow-Tipped Tigertail			~20%
	Black Tigertail			~20%
	Slender Tigertail			~20%
	Variable Tigertail			~20%
	Swift Tigertail			~10%
2	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~50%
	Swamp Tigertail			~30%
	Southern Tigertail			~20%
	Small Tigertail			~20%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~40%
	Slender Tigertail			~20%
	Black Tigertail			~10%
	Yellow-Tipped Tigertail			~10%
4	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~20%
	Tasmanian Swamp Tigertail			~20%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~10%
	Mountain Tigertail			~10%
	Eastern Brown Tigertail			<5%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~10%
	Southern Tigertail			~10%
	Small Tigertail			~10%
7	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~10%
	Yellow Presba			~10%
	Mahogany Presba			<5%
8	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Southern Tigertail			~10%
9	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Delicate Tigertail			~10%