Austrocordulia refracta

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Eastern hawk
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Female Austrocordulia refracta
Gippsland, Victoria
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Genus: Austrocordulia
Species:
A. refracta
Binomial name
Austrocordulia refracta
Tillyard, 1909 [2]
Austrocordulia refracta distribution map.svg

Austrocordulia refracta is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, [3] [4] commonly known as the eastern hawk. [5] It is a medium-sized, dull brown dragonfly, [6] endemic to eastern Australia, [5] where it inhabits streams and pools. [7]

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References

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