Lestoidea lewisiana

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Mount Lewis bluestreak
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestoideidae
Genus: Lestoidea
Species:
L. lewisiana
Binomial name
Lestoidea lewisiana
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Lestoidea lewisiana is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Lestoideidae, [3] commonly known as a Mount Lewis bluestreak. [4] It has only been recorded at Mount Lewis in north-east Queensland, where it inhabits streams in rainforest. [5]

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Lestoidea lewisiana is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark coloured with dull orange to greenish markings. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Lestoidea lewisiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87534544A87539974. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534544A87539974.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Theischinger, G. (1996). "The species of Lestoideinae Munz (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestoideidae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 28 (1): 315–324 [320].
  3. ↑ "Species Lestoidea lewisiana Theischinger, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 42. 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. 223. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
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