Austrocnemis splendida

Splendid longlegs
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Austrocnemis
Species: A. splendida
Binomial name
Austrocnemis splendida
(Martin, 1901)[1]

Austrocnemis splendida is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[2] commonly known as a splendid longlegs.[3]

Austrocnemis splendida is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs. Males have a blue patch on each side of their body and a pale blue tail band;[3] females have red on their body with no tail band. It is found in eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and slow-moving water.[4] It is commonly found sitting flat on a waterlily or other floating leaf.[5]

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References

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  1. ↑ Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220-248 [247] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Austrocnemis splendida (Martin, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 200. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  5. ↑ 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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