Episynlestes albicauda

Southern whitetip
Episynlestes albicauda
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Synlestidae
Genus:	Episynlestes
Species:	E. albicauda
Binomial name
Episynlestes albicauda (Tillyard, 1913) [2]

Episynlestes albicauda is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Synlestidae, ^[3] commonly known as a southern whitetip. ^[4] It is endemic to south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, where it inhabits streams and pools in rainforests. ^[5]

Episynlestes albicauda is a large, very slender damselfly, coloured a dull bronze-black with white markings. It often perches with its wings outspread. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Detail of body
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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). "Episynlestes albicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87536930A87540119. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87536930A87540119.en .
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "Some descriptions of new forms of Australian Odonata". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 38: 229–241 [238]. Bibcode:1913PLSNS..38..229T. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.13559 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Episynlestes albicauda (Tillyard, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 28. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 212. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
6. 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.