Orthetrum boumiera

Brownwater skimmer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. boumiera
Binomial name
Orthetrum boumiera
Watson & Arthington, 1978[1]

Orthetrum boumiera is a freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae,[2] [3] endemic to eastern Australia.[4] The common name for this species is brownwater skimmer.[5]

Orthetrum boumiera is a medium-sized, yellow dragonfly with black markings. Adult males develop an extensive blue pruinescence, while females will become slightly pruinescent.[6]

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References

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  1. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Arthington, Angela H. (1978). "A new species of Orthetrum Newman from dune lakes in eastern Australia (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 17 (2): 151-157 [152]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb02223.x – via Wiley Online Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Orthetrum boumiera Watson & Arthington, 1978". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Catalogue of Life
  5. ↑ Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  6. ↑ 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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