Circle-tipped mistfly | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Pseudocorduliidae |
Genus: | Pseudocordulia |
Species: | P. circularis |
Binomial name | |
Pseudocordulia circularis | |
Pseudocordulia circularis is a species of dragonfly in the family Pseudocorduliidae, [3] known as the circle-tipped mistfly. [4] It is a medium-sized, bronze-black dragonfly with clear wings. [4] It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia, [5] where it inhabits rainforest streams. [6]
There is uncertainty about which family Pseudocordulia circularis best belongs to: Pseudocorduliidae, [3] Synthemistidae, [7] or Corduliidae. [8]
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