Alpine redspot | |
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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]
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