Cordulephya bidens

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Tropical shutwing
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Cordulephyidae
Genus: Cordulephya
Species:
C. bidens
Binomial name
Cordulephya bidens
Sjöstedt, 1917 [2]
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Cordulephya bidens is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulephyidae, [3] known as the tropical shutwing. [4] It inhabits rainforest streams in northern Queensland, Australia. [5] [6]

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Cordulephya bidens is a small to tiny, black or purplish-black dragonfly with yellowish markings. It rests with its wings folded above its body in a similar manner to a damselfly. [4]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Cordulephya bidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T163575A14272490. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163575A14272490.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Sjöstedt, Yngve (1917). "Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913 16. Odonaten". Arkiv för Zoologi (in German). 11 (11): 1–44 [7] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Cordulephya bidens Sjöstedt, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 236. 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. 209. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
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