Rhadinosticta banksi
| Rhadinosticta banksi | |
|---|---|
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| Northern wiretail | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Isostictidae |
| Genus: | Rhadinosticta |
| Species: | R.banksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhadinosticta banksi (Tillyard, 1913) | |
Rhadinosticta banksi is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae, commonly known as the northern wiretail.[1]
It prefers fresh water streams and pools. The adult is a small to medium-sized damselfly with a length of 35 to 40mm, with the hindwing 20 to 25mm. They are dull in colour with a bluish thorax and may have pruinescence toward the end of the abdomen. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat from Broome, Western Australia, across the north of the continent to the southern Queensland border.[1] The taxon has been assessed in the IUCN Red List as least concern.[2]
References
- 1 2 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ↑ IUCN Redlist Rhadinosticta banksi
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