Austropetalia tonyana

Alpine redspot
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austropetaliidae
Genus:	Austropetalia
Species:	A. tonyana
Binomial name
Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, 1995 [2]

Austropetalia tonyana is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae, ^[3] commonly known as the alpine redspot. ^[4] It is endemic to mountain areas of Victoria and New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits trickles, sphagnum moss swamps and waterfall splash zones. ^[5] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings. ^[4]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austropetalia tonyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T14260333A59256483. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14260333A59256483.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Theischinger, G. (1995). "A second species of Austropetalia Tillyard from Australia (Odonata: Austropetaliidae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 27 (1): 291–295 [292] – via ZOBODAT.
3. "Species Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, 1995". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 114. 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. 206. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.