Austrophya mystica

Rainforest mystic
Male, north Queensland
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austrocorduliidae
Genus:	Austrophya
Species:	A. mystica
Binomial name
Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909 [2]
Distribution in north-eastern Australia

Austrophya mystica is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It is commonly known as the rainforest mystic. ^[6] It is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. ^[1] The species is endemic to north-eastern Australia, ^[6] where it inhabits rainforest streams. ^{[7] [8]} It is a small and slender, bronze-black dragonfly. ^[8]

Gallery

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  Male underside, Queensland
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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). "Austrophya mystica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14272480A59256568. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14272480A59256568.en . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [739] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
4. Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie; Pinto, Ângelo Parise; Ware, Jessica L. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
5. "Species Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study . Retrieved 1 September 2024.
6. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN   978-1-4863-1374-7.
7. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
8. 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. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.