Macromia viridescens

Rainforest cruiser
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Macromiidae
Genus:	Macromia
Species:	M. viridescens
Binomial name
Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911 [2]

Macromia viridescens is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae, ^{[3] [4]} known as the rainforest cruiser. ^[5] It is a large, black to metallic green dragonfly with yellow markings on its thorax, dark metallic green on its abdomen, clear wings and long legs. ^[5] It is found on Cape York in northern Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea, ^[6] where it inhabits streams. ^[7]

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). "Macromia viridescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T163545A87527826. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163545A87527826.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 36: 366–387 [380] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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 (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 224. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
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.
7. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 224. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.