Tau emerald
| Tau emerald | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Hemicordulia |
| Species: | H. tau |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemicordulia tau (Selys, 1871)[1] | |
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The tau emerald, (Hemicordulia tau), is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[2] It is found in all parts of Australia except northern Queensland and north-western Western Australia.[3] The species was first described by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1871.[1]
The tau emerald is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly with long legs,[4] reaching a body length of about 50 mm.[5] In both males and females the inboard edge of the hindwing is rounded.[4]
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- 1 2 Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1871). "Synopsis des Cordulines". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique. 2 (in French). 31: 256 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Hemicordulia tau (Selys, 1871)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ Günther Theischinger and John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide To Dragonflies Of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 249.
- 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.
- ↑ http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_dragons/TMark.htm
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