Nososticta mouldsi

Striped threadtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Nososticta
Species: N. mouldsi
Binomial name
Nososticta mouldsi
Theischinger, 2000[1]

Nososticta mouldsi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Platycnemididae,[2] commonly known as a striped threadtail.[3] It has only been found in the Northern Territory, where it inhabits rainforest streams.[4]

Nososticta mouldsi is a small, slender damselfly; the male is black with blue markings, and the female is black with pale yellow-brown markings.[3]

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References

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  1. Theischinger, G. (2000). "A new species of Nososticta Hagen from Australia (Odonata: Protoneuridae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 32 (2): 1175-1179 [1175].
  2. "Species Nososticta mouldsi Theischinger, 2000". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 68. 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. 229. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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