Orthetrum boumiera

Brownwater skimmer
Male
Female
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Orthetrum
Species:	O. boumiera
Binomial name
Orthetrum boumiera Watson & Arthington, 1978 [2]

Orthetrum boumiera is a freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae, ^{[3] [4]} endemic to eastern Australia, ^[5] where it inhabits dune lakes. ^[2] The common name for this species is brownwater skimmer. ^[6]

Orthetrum boumiera is a medium-sized, yellow dragonfly with black markings. Adult males develop an extensive blue pruinescence, while females will become slightly pruinescent. ^[7]

Etymology

The species name boumiera is a toponym derived from the Aboriginal name, Bummiera, for Brown Lake on North Stradbroke Island, in Queensland, Australia. ^[8] University of Queensland students first collected specimens of this species in the Bummiera area on North Stradbroke Island. ^[2]

Gallery

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  Female profile
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  Male profile
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  Male view from behind
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  Young male colouring is similar to female
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  Young male
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  Old male
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  Female flying
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  Male flying
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  Mating pair, male on top
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  Mating closer
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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). "Orthetrum boumiera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87535148A87540029. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535148A87540029.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Watson, J.A.L.; Arthington, Angela H. (1978). "A new species of Orthetrum Newman from dune lakes in eastern Australia (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 17 (2): 151–157 [152]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb02223.x.
3. "Species Orthetrum boumiera Watson & Arthington, 1978". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 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. Catalogue of Life
6. Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   0-643-09073-8.
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. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
8. Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [38]. doi: 10.5962/p.146542 . ISSN   0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.