Nososticta koongarra

Citrine threadtail
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Platycnemididae
Genus:	Nososticta
Species:	N. koongarra
Binomial name
Nososticta koongarra Watson & Theischinger, 1984 [2]

Nososticta koongarra is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Platycnemididae, ^[3] commonly known as a citrine threadtail. ^[4] It has only been found on the Arnhem Land escarpment in Northern Territory, where it inhabits streams. ^[5]

Nososticta koongarra is a small, slender damselfly; males are coloured black with bright blue markings and yellow tinted wings, ^[6] females are black with yellowish-white markings and clear wings. ^[4]

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). "Nososticta koongarra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87536392A87540094. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87536392A87540094.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G. (1984). "The Australian Protoneurinae (Odonata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 32. 32 (98): 1–51 [20]. doi:10.1071/AJZS098.
3. "Species Nososticta koongarra Watson & Theischinger, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 66. 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. 228. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
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.