''Cordulephya bidens'' 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 ...
in the family
Cordulephyidae
Cordulephyidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Africa and Australia.
Members of Cordulephyidae can be small to tiny, black and yellow dragonflies.
The family Cordulephyidae is not recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater ...
,
known as the tropical shutwing.
It inhabits rainforest streams in northern Queensland, Australia.
''Cordulephya bidens'' is a small to tiny, black or purplish-black dragonfly with yellowish markings. It rests with its wings folded above its body in a similar manner to a
damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
.
Gallery
Cordulephya bidens female wings (35019414836).jpg, Female wings
Cordulephya bidens male wings (35019416686).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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Cordulephyidae
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Yngve Sjöstedt
Insects described in 1917