Austrogomphus guerini

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Yellow-striped hunter
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Female
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Austrogomphus
Species:
A. guerini
Binomial name
Austrogomphus guerini
(Rambur, 1842) [2]
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Austrogomphus guerini, also known as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) guerini, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, [3] commonly known as the yellow-striped hunter. [4] It inhabits streams, rivers and lakes in eastern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. [5] [6]

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Austrogomphus guerini is a tiny to medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly. [4]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrogomphus guerini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14277303A59256703. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14277303A59256703.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [162] via Gallica.
  3. "Species Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) guerini (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 164. 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. 203. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.