Metallic ringtail

Metallic ringtail
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Suborder:Zygoptera
Family:Lestidae
Genus:Austrolestes
Species: A. cingulatus
Binomial name
Austrolestes cingulatus

The metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is an Australian damselfly in the family Lestidae,[3] It is widely distributed in Tasmania, Victoria and eastern New South Wales.[4] It is a thin, medium-sized damselfly with a green and gold or bluish green and gold coloration. Each abdominal segment is marked by a pale "ring"; this, combined with its glossy metallic coloration, give it its common name of metallic ringtail.

It is active through October to March in still-water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, and alpine bogs, being usually found amongst vegetation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrolestes cingulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T87534172A87539929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534172A87539929.en. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Burmeister, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie (in Latin and German). Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [823] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 205. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  • Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
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