Austropetalia annaliese

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Northern redspot
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austropetaliidae
Genus: Austropetalia
Species:
A. annaliese
Binomial name
Austropetalia annaliese
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Austropetalia annaliese is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae, known as the northern redspot. [3] It is endemic to mountain areas of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, where sphagnum moss is abundant. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings, the female being similar to both Austropetalia patricia and Austropetalia tonyana . [2]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austropetalia annaliese". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T89905395A89905440. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T89905395A89905440.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther (2013). "A new species of Austropetalia Tillyard from north-eastern New South Wales, Australia (Anisoptera, Austropetaliidae)" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund - Report. 58: 1–8 [2] via International Dragonfly Fund.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   978-1-48631-374-7.