Metaphya tillyardi

{{short description|Species of dragonfly}}

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|name=Offshore emerald

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Dow, R.A. |year=2020 |amends=2017 |title=Metaphya tillyardi |volume=2020 |page=e.T163925A176640544 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T163925A176640544.en |access-date=13 September 2024}}

|taxon=Metaphya tillyardi

|authority=Ris, 1913{{Cite journal|last=Ris|first=F.|date=1913|title=Die Odonata von Dr. H.A. Lorentz' Expedition nach Südwest-Neu-Guinea 1909 und einige Odonata von Waigëu|journal=Nova Guinea (Zoologie)|volume=3|pages=471–512 [497]}}

|range_map=Metaphya tillyardi distribution map.svg

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Metaphya tillyardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae,{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Metaphya_tillyardi|title=Species Metaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913|date=2012|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=11 June 2017}} known as an offshore emerald.{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last=Theischinger|first=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978 0 64309 073 6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=242}}

It has been found on Bramble Cay, near the Papuan coast; its habitats are unknown.{{cite book|title=Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata|last2=Endersby|first2=Ian|date=2009|publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW|isbn=978 1 74232 475 3|pages=224|last1=Theischinger|first1=Gunther}}

Metaphya tillyardi is a slim and short-bodied, metallic dragonfly with strong markings.