Cordulephya divergens

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Clubbed shutwing
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Genus: Cordulephya
Species:
C. divergens
Binomial name
Cordulephya divergens
Tillyard, 1917 [2]
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Cordulephya divergens is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, [3] [4] commonly known as the clubbed shutwing. [5] It inhabits streams in the Sydney Basin, Australia. [6] [7]

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Cordulephya divergens 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. [5]

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References

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  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1917). "On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 450–479 [467]. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.4860 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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