''Micromidia convergens'' 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

Austrocorduliidae Austrocorduliidae is a family of dragonflies occurring in South Africa and Australia, which until recently was considered to be part of the Corduliidae The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is ...

, known as the early mosquitohawk. It is a small to medium-sized, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen. 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 eastern Australia, where it inhabits rainforest streams.

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Micromidia convergens female wings (34249040553).jpg, Female wings Micromidia convergens male wings (35060029665).jpg, Male wings

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There is uncertainty about which family ''Micromidia convergens'' best belongs to:

Synthemistidae The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails, or sometimes called southern emeralds. This family is sometimes treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae. This is an ancient dragonfly family, with some species occurr ...

, or Corduliidae.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2199215 Austrocorduliidae Odonata of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Günther Theischinger Taxa named by J.A.L. (Tony) Watson Insects described in 1978

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