Telephlebia godeffroyi

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Eastern evening darner
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Telephlebia
Species:
T. godeffroyi
Binomial name
Telephlebia godeffroyi
Selys, 1883 [2]
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Telephlebia godeffroyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, [3] known as the eastern evening darner. [4] It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings. [5] It is endemic to eastern New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits stream margins and waterfalls, [6] and flies at dusk. [5]

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References

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  2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 [741] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Telephlebia godeffroyi Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 142. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 238. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.