Synlestes weyersii

Bronze needle
Female
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Synlestidae
Genus:	Synlestes
Species:	S. weyersii
Binomial name
Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1869 [2]

Synlestes weyersii is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Synlestidae, ^[3] commonly known as a bronze needle. ^[4] It is endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers. ^[5]

Synlestes weyersii is a large to very large damselfly, coloured a metallic bronze-black to green-black with yellow markings. It perches with its wings partially or fully outspread. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Female
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  Male
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  Male body
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  Tip of male tail
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  Image 2, Synlestes weyersii 1907
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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). "Synlestes weyersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87537502A87540144. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87537502A87540144.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1869). "Les névroptères de Port Denison. In: Comptes-rendus des séances de la société entomologique de Belgique: Assemblée mensuelle du 4 avril 1868". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 11: lxxiv-lxxviii [lxxvi] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1869". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 24. 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. 237. 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   0-643-05136-8.