Podopteryx selysi

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Treehole flatwing
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Female, north Queensland
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Podopteryx
Species:
P. selysi
Binomial name
Podopteryx selysi
(Förster, 1899) [2]
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Podopteryx selysi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae, [3] commonly known as a treehole flatwing. [4] It can be found in coastal northern Australia and New Guinea, where its larvae live in water-filled holes in tree trunks in rainforest. [5]

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Podopteryx selysi is a very large damselfly, black-metallic in colour with white to pink markings on its head and body. [4] Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread. [6]

Unusually, and possibly uniquely for a damselfly, the hindwings of Podopteryx selysi are longer than its forewings. For other damselflies, forewings are usually marginally longer than hindwings.

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2020) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Podopteryx selysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T87532918A176958418. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87532918A176958418.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Förster, G. (1899). "Contributions à la faune odonatologique Indo-Australe". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 43: 63–72 [70].
  3. "Species Podopteryx selysi (Förster, 1899)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 58. 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. 233. 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   0643051368.