Biology:Austropetalia patricia

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Waterfall redspot
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Wings drawn by Robin Tillyard
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austropetaliidae
Genus: Austropetalia
Species:
A. patricia
Binomial name
Austropetalia patricia
(Tillyard, 1910)[1]
Austropetalia patricia distribution map.svg

Austropetalia patricia is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae,[2] commonly known as the waterfall redspot.[3] It is endemic to eastern New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits mountain streams.[4][5] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings.[3]

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See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Tillyard, R.J. (1910). "Studies in the life-histories of Australian Odonata. No. 3. Notes on a new species of Phyllopetalia; with description of nymph and imago". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34 (1909): 697–708 [699]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6381714. 
  2. "Species Austropetalia patricia (Tillyard, 1910)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austropetalia_patricia. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 114. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  4. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 206. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 
  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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 

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