Telephlebia godeffroyi
Eastern evening darner | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Telephlebiidae |
Genus: | Telephlebia |
Species: | T. godeffroyi |
Binomial name | |
Telephlebia godeffroyi Selys, 1883[1] | |
Telephlebia godeffroyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the eastern 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 New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits stream margins and waterfalls,[5] and flies at dusk.[4]
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- Male wings
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- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712-748 [741] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Telephlebia godeffroyi Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- 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.
- ↑ 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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