Western ringtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Lestidae |
Genus: | Austrolestes |
Species: | A. aleison |
Binomial name | |
Austrolestes aleison | |
Austrolestes aleison is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, [3] commonly known as a western ringtail. [4] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes. [5]
Austrolestes aleison is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black. [6]
The word aleison is from the Greek word ἄλεισον, meaning a goblet. In 1979, Tony Watson and Max Moulds named this species of damselfly after the goblet-shape of the mark on segment 2 of the male abdomen. [2] [7]
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