[4][5] It is found in the Cocos Islands, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia, and the western Pacific.

Its synthorax is striped yellowish to brown on a purplish background.

Males have a red abdomen, and the last two segments have black markings.

Dark patches at the base of their hindwings are a characteristic feature of this species; males have red patches and females have brown.

[3] Tramea loewii inhabits a wide range of still waters, ponds and swamps, and may breed many times in a year.