Austrocordulia territoria

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Top End hawk
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Genus: Austrocordulia
Species:
A. territoria
Binomial name
Austrocordulia territoria
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Austrocordulia territoria is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, [3] [4] commonly known as the Top End hawk. [5] It is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly, [6] endemic to coastal Northern Territory, Australia, [5] where it inhabits streams. [7]

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References

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