Neosticta canescens

Southern pinfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Neosticta
Species: N. canescens
Binomial name
Neosticta canescens
Tillyard, 1913[1]

Neosticta canescens is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[2] commonly known as a southern pinfly.[3] It can be found in eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams.[4]

Neosticta canescens is a medium-sized damselfly, dull brown to black in colour with pale markings.[5]

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References

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  1. Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404-479 [435] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Species Neosticta canescens Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 80. 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. 226. 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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