Biology:Austrocordulia leonardi

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Sydney hawk
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Austrocordulia
Species:
A. leonardi
Binomial name
Austrocordulia leonardi
Theischinger, 1973[2]
Austrocordulia leonardi distribution map.svg

Austrocordulia leonardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] commonly known as the Sydney hawk.[4] It is a medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to the Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia,[5] where its natural habitat is rivers and dams.[6]

Austrocordulia leonardi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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Note

There is uncertainty about which family Austrocordulia leonardi best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae,[3] Synthemistidae,[7] or Corduliidae.[8]

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dow, R.A. (2019). "Austrocordulia leonardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T2424A14272233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T2424A14272233.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2424/14272233. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Theischinger, G. (1973). "Eine zweite Art der Gattung Austrocordulia Tillyard (Odonata: Anisoptera)". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 77: 387–397 [388]. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ANNA_77_0387-0397.pdf. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Species Austrocordulia leonardi Theischinger 1973". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrocordulia_leonardi. 
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 228. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368. 
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 200. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 
  7. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  8. "Austrocordulia". 2006. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Austrocordulia. 

Wikidata ☰ Q307137 entry