Archaeosynthemis orientalis

Archaeosynthemis orientalis is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae,[3] commonly known as the eastern brown tigertail.[4] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with reddish-brown and yellow markings.[4] It inhabits boggy creeks and swamps in eastern Australia[5][6]

Eastern brown tigertail

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Archaeosynthemis
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Archaeosynthemis orientalis
Synonyms[3]
  • Synthemis macrostigma orientalis Tillyard, 1910

Archaeosynthemis orientalis appears similar to Archaeosynthemis occidentalis found in Western Australia.[4]

  • Female wings
  • Male wings
gollark: Maybe put a pentagon around the circle to represent the orbiting bodies instead.
gollark: ...
gollark: And another one (again, doesn't really work as the only reason, but it might be an extra spacey activity): really well-distributed backups of data.
gollark: A terrible reason I thought of to go to space: tax evasion via offworld bank accounts.
gollark: The whole microgravity and vacuum thing means that maybe some really sensitive processes can be explored better.

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Archaeosynthemis orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T89904293A89904304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T89904293A89904304.en.
  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1910). "Monograph of the genus Synthemis. (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 35: 312–377 [355] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Archaeosynthemis orientalis (Tillyard, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 193. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  6. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.