Telephlebia tillyardi

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Tropical evening darner
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Telephlebia
Species:
T. tillyardi
Binomial name
Telephlebia tillyardi
Campion, 1916 [2]
Telephlebia tillyardi distribution map.svg

Telephlebia tillyardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, [3] known as the tropical 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 north-eastern Australia, [4] where it inhabits stream margins, [6] and flies at dusk. [5]

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Telephlebia tillyardi appears similar to Telephlebia tryoni . [4]

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References

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  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33: 1–83 [79]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Telephlebia tillyardi Campion, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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