Neosticta silvarum

Forest pinfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Neosticta
Species: N. silvarum
Binomial name
Neosticta silvarum
(Sjöstedt, 1917)[1]

Neosticta silvarum is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[2] commonly known as a forest pinfly.[3] It is endemic to tropical north-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits streams in rainforest.[4]

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

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References

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  1. ↑ Sjöstedt, Y. (1917). "Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913 16. Odonaten.". Arkiv för Zoologi (in German). 11(11): 1-44 [32] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Neosticta silvarum (Sjöstedt, 1917)". 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. 227. 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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