Australian emerald

Hemicordulia australiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Hemicordulia
Species: H. australiae
Binomial name
Hemicordulia australiae
(Rambur, 1842)[2]

The Australian emerald, (Hemicordulia australiae), is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[3] It can be found in Australia,[4] Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Lesser Sunda Islands and New Zealand.[5] It is a small to medium-sized, long-legged dragonfly coloured black-metallic and yellow.[5] In both males and females the inboard edge of the hindwing is rounded.[6]

The Australian emerald appears similar to the tau emerald (Hemicordulia tau).

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  1. ↑ Rowe, R.; Marinov, M. (2013). "Hemicordulia australiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T163871A1015387.en. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [146] – via Gallica.
  3. ↑ "Species Hemicordulia australiae (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.ecology-solutions.com.au/vic_dragonflies/H_australiae.htm%5B%5D
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  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 0643051368.
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