Nososticta coelestina

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Green-blue threadtail
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Green-blue threadtail (male)
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Green-blue threadtail (female)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Nososticta
Species:
N. coelestina
Binomial name
Nososticta coelestina
(Tillyard, 1906) [2]
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Nososticta coelestina is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae, [3] commonly known as the green-blue threadtail. [4]

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Its usual habitat is near rivers and streams. The adult is a medium-sized damselfly with a length of 35 to 40mm, and wingspan similar to its length. The thorax is black with vivid greenish-blue markings in the male, and pale brown in the female. The abdomen is dark with pale narrow bands between abdominal segments. The wings are tinted with yellow or lemon. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat in the north and eastern part of the continent from the top end of the Northern Territory to central Queensland. [4] The taxon has been assessed in the IUCN Red List as being of Least Concern.

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References

  1. Hawking, J. (2009). "Nososticta coelestina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T163557A5615794. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163557A5615794.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1906). "New Australian species of the family Agrionidae (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 177–194 [184] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Nososticta coelestina (Tillyard, 1906)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.