Biology:Tramea eurybia

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Dune glider
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Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tramea
Species:
T. eurybia
Binomial name
Tramea eurybia
Selys, 1878[2]
Tramea eurybia distribution map.svg

Tramea eurybia is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3] known as the dune glider.[4] It inhabits still waters on the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and Fiji;[5] and can be found at dune lakes in eastern Australia .[3][6] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with red, brown and black markings and a distinctive dark patch at the base of the hindwing.[4]

Tramea eurybia appears similar to Tramea stenoloba.[4]

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See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia
  • List of Odonata species of India

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Tramea eurybia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T83370603A83384627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83370603A83384627.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/83370603/83384627. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée" (in fr). Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden 3: 289–323 [298]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31377319. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Species Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Tramea_eurybia_eurybia. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 298. 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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 240. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2379673 entry