Melville Island threadtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Platycnemididae |
Genus: | Nososticta |
Species: | N. taracumbi |
Binomial name | |
Nososticta taracumbi | |
Nososticta taracumbi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Platycnemididae, [3] commonly known as a Melville Island threadtail. [4] It is endemic to Melville Island, Northern Territory, where it inhabits streams. [5]
Nososticta taracumbi is a small, slender damselfly, coloured black with bright blue and white markings in the male, and ochre-like colouring in the female. [6] Wings have a brown-yellowish tinge. [4]
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