Austrogomphus amphiclitus

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Pale hunter
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Pleiogomphus
Species:
A. amphiclitus
Binomial name
Austrogomphus amphiclitus
(Selys, 1873) [2]
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Austrogomphus amphiclitus, also known as Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, [3] commonly known as the pale hunter. [4] It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia. [5]

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Austrogomphus amphiclitus is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly. [4]

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References

  1. Hawking, J. (2009). "Austrogomphus amphiclitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T163564A5616644. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163564A5616644.en .
  2. Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1873). "Troisièmes additions au synopsis des Gomphines". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 2 (in French). 35: 732–774 [757] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus (Selys, 1873)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 172. 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. p. 217. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.