Austrocordulia leonardi

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Sydney hawk
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Genus: Austrocordulia
Species:
A. leonardi
Binomial name
Austrocordulia leonardi
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Austrocordulia leonardi is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, [3] [4] commonly known as the Sydney hawk. [5] It is a medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to the Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia, [6] where its natural habitat is rivers and dams. [7]

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Austrocordulia leonardi is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

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