Neurothemis oligoneura

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Spotted grasshawk
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Male at Mataranka, Northern Territory, Australia
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Female, Cairns, Queensland
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Neurothemis
Species:
N. oligoneura
Binomial name
Neurothemis oligoneura
Brauer, 1867 [2]
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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]

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  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Neurothemis oligoneura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T83301001A83302466. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83301001A83302466.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Brauer, Friedrich (1867). "Ueber den Dimorphismus der Weibchen in der Libellulinen-Gattung Neurothemis". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 970–976 [976] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 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. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 280. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 227. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.
  7. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0643051368.