''Austropetalia tonyana'' is a species of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
of the family
Austropetaliidae
Austropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Chile, Argentina and Australia.
Members of Austropetaliidae can be medium-sized to large dragonflies.
This group was initially created for some archaic members of the family Neopet ...
,
commonly known as the alpine redspot.
It is endemic to mountain areas of Victoria and New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits trickles, sphagnum moss swamps and waterfall splash zones.
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings.
Gallery
Austropetalia tonyana female wings (34895254972).jpg, Female wings
Austropetalia tonyana male wings (34895259202).jpg, Male wings
See also
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List of Odonata species of Australia
This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.
Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.
The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infr ...
References
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Austropetaliidae
Odonata of Australia
Insects of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Günther Theischinger
Insects described in 1995