Cordulephya montana

Mountain shutwing
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austrocorduliidae
Genus:	Cordulephya
Species:	C. montana
Binomial name
Cordulephya montana Tillyard, 1911 [2]
Range in south-eastern Australia

Cordulephya montana is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae . ^{[3] [4]} It is commonly known as the mountain shutwing. ^[5] It inhabits streams in eastern New South Wales, Australia. ^{[6] [7]}

It is a small to tiny dragonfly, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings, and rests with its wings folded above its body, similar to a damselfly. ^[5]

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). "Cordulephya montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14272721A59256578. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14272721A59256578.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "On the genus Cordulephya". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 36: 388–422 [391]. Bibcode:1911PLSNS..36..388T. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.21905 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Cordulephya montana Tillyard, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
4. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
5. 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.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 209. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
7. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.