| Rhyothemis graphiptera | |
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| Male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Rhyothemis |
| Species: | R. graphiptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyothemis graphiptera | |
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Rhyothemis graphiptera, known as the graphic flutterer [3] or banded flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. [4] [5] It is found across northern Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and New Caledonia. Rhyothemis extends from Africa to the western Pacific. [6]
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The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering. Rhyothemis graphiptera, a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 70mm, length 35mm), inhabits lagoons, lakes, ponds and swamps. The abdomen is dark and the wings are brownish-yellow with dark mottled markings. [3] The taxon has been assessed for the IUCN Red List as being of least concern, and is noted in the Catalog of Life. [7]
