Telephlebia brevicauda

Southern evening darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Telephlebia
Species: T. brevicauda
Binomial name
Telephlebia brevicauda
Tillyard, 1916[1]

Telephlebia brevicauda is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the southern evening darner.[3] It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings.[4] It is endemic to eastern Australia,[3] occurring in alpine New South Wales and Victoria, where it inhabits boggy areas,[5] and flies at dusk.[4]

Telephlebia brevicauda appears similar to Telephlebia godeffroyi.[3]

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  1. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33: 1-83 [34] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 238. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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