Spotted grasshawk | |
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Male at Mataranka, Northern Territory, Australia | |
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Female, Cairns, Queensland | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Neurothemis |
Species: | N. oligoneura |
Binomial name | |
Neurothemis oligoneura | |
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Neurothemis oligoneura is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, [3] [4] known as the spotted grasshawk. [5] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with extensive darkening near the base of the wings [5] found in northern Australia [6] and New Guinea. [7]