Austrocnemis splendida: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Austrocnemis
- Species
- Austrocnemis splendida
- Scientific Name
- Austrocnemis splendida
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Austrocnemis splendida
Austrocnemis splendida is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as a splendid longlegs.
Austrocnemis splendida is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs. Males have a blue patch on each side of their body and a pale blue tail band; females have red on their body with no tail band. It is found in eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and slow-moving water. It is commonly found sitting flat on a waterlily or other floating leaf.
...Austrocnemis splendida in languages:
- English
- Splendid Longlegs
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