''Lestoidea brevicauda'' is a species of Australian
damselfly in the family
Lestoideidae,
commonly known as a short-tipped bluestreak.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to north-east Queensland, where it inhabits streams in rainforest.
''Lestoidea brevicauda'' is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark coloured with dull orange to greenish markings.
Etymology
The species name ''brevicauda'' is derived from two Latin words: brevis meaning short; and cauda meaning tail. In 1996
Theischinger named this species with regard to the short appendages at the tip of the male abdomen.
Gallery
Lestoidea brevicauda female wings (34442156730).jpg , Female wings
Lestoidea brevicauda male wings (34442159930).jpg , Male wings
See also
*
List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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Lestoideidae
Odonata of Australia
Insects of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Günther Theischinger
Insects described in 1996
Damselflies