Southern whitetip | |
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Episynlestes albicauda | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Synlestidae |
Genus: | Episynlestes |
Species: | E. albicauda |
Binomial name | |
Episynlestes albicauda | |
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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]