Austroargiolestes aureus

Tropical flatwing
Male, Mount Lewis, Queensland
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Argiolestidae
Genus:	Austroargiolestes
Species:	A. aureus
Binomial name
Austroargiolestes aureus (Tillyard, 1906) [2]

Austroargiolestes aureus is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae, ^[3] commonly known as a tropical flatwing. ^[4] It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, where it inhabits streams in rainforest. ^[5]

Austroargiolestes aureus is a medium-sized to large, black and yellow damselfly, without pruinescence. ^[4] Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread. ^[6]

Gallery

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  male, side
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  female, face on
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  female, side
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  Tip of female tail
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  Tip of male tail
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroargiolestes aureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87531801A87533981. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531801A87533981.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1906). "New Australian species of the family Agrionidae (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 177–194 [178] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Austroargiolestes aureus (Tillyard, 1906)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 54. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 199. 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   0-643-05136-8.