Austrothemis nigrescens: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Austrothemis
- Species
- Austrothemis nigrescens
- Scientific Name
- Austrothemis nigrescens
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Austrothemis nigrescens
Austrothemis nigrescens is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, commonly known as the swamp flat-tail. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits lakes and swamps. It is a small dragonfly; the male has a flattened abdomen with black and red markings, and the female has black and yellow markings.
Austrothemis nigrescens is the only species in the genus Austrothemis.
...Austrothemis nigrescens in languages:
- English
- Swamp Flat-tail
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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