Biology:Micromidia rodericki
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Thursday Island mosquitohawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
| Genus: | Micromidia |
| Species: | M. rodericki
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| Binomial name | |
| Micromidia rodericki Fraser, 1959[2]
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Micromidia rodericki is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] known as the Thursday Island mosquitohawk.[4] It is a very small, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen.[4] It is endemic to Thursday Island, Australia, in Torres Strait,[5] where it inhabits rainforest streams.[6]
Gallery
Female wings
Male wings
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Note
There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia rodericki best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae,[3] Synthemistidae,[7] or Corduliidae.[8]
See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Micromidia rodericki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14274918A59256603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14274918A59256603.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14274918/59256603. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist 12: 352–361 [352]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38913299.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Species Micromidia rodericki Fraser, 1959". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Micromidia_rodericki.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 232. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 225. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ "Micromidia". 2006. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Micromidia.
Wikidata ☰ Q2054419 entry
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