Biology:Procordulia jacksoniensis

From HandWiki
Revision as of 14:56, 23 May 2022 by imported>Steve Marsio (add)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of dragonfly

Eastern swamp emerald
Eastern Swamp Emerald, Procordulia jacksoniensis, male.jpg
Male in flight
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Procordulia
Species:
P. jacksoniensis
Binomial name
Procordulia jacksoniensis
(Rambur, 1842)[2]
Procordulia jacksoniensis distribution map.svg

Procordulia jacksoniensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae,[3] known as the eastern swamp emerald.[4] It inhabits rivers, pools and lakes in eastern Australia, from Brisbane through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, and around Adelaide in South Australia.[5]

Procordulia jacksoniensis is a small to medium-sized black and orange-yellow dragonfly with a thick, flattened tail.[6]

Gallery

  • Male

  • Mating pair, male is on top

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

See also

  • List of dragonflies of Australia

References

  1. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Procordulia jacksoniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163526A5611581. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163526A5611581.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163526/5611581. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842) (in fr). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [147]. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k61025298/f169.image. 
  3. ↑ "Species Procordulia jacksoniensis (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Procordulia_jacksoniensis. 
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 250. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 233. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7289359 entry




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Procordulia_jacksoniensis&oldid=729607"