Lestoidea brevicauda

Short-tipped bluestreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestoideidae
Genus: Lestoidea
Species: L. brevicauda
Binomial name
Lestoidea brevicauda
Theischinger, 1996[1]

Lestoidea brevicauda is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Lestoideidae,[2] commonly known as a short-tipped bluestreak.[3] It is endemic to north-east Queensland, where it inhabits streams in rainforest.[4]

Lestoidea brevicauda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark coloured with dull orange to greenish markings.[3]

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References

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  1. ↑ Theischinger, G. (1996). "The species of Lestoideinae Munz (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestoideidae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 28 (1): 315-324 [318].
  2. ↑ "Species Lestoidea brevicauda Theischinger, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 40. 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. 223. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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