Tasmanophlebi lacuscoerulei

Tasmanophlebi lacuscoerulei is a species of mayfly in family Siphlonuridae. It is endemic to New South Wales in Australia. It is known commonly as the large Blue Lake mayfly.[1]

Tasmanophlebi lacuscoerulei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Ephemeroptera
Family:
Siphlonuridae
Genus:
Tasmanophlebi
Species:
T. lacuscoerulei
Binomial name
Tasmanophlebi lacuscoerulei
Tillyard, 1933
Synonyms

Tasmanophlebi lacus-coerulei
Tasmanophlebia lacus-coerulei Tillyard, 1933 [orth. error]

This mayfly has a limited distribution in an area of about 80 square kilometers in Kosciuszko National Park. It occurs at Blue Lake and its inlet stream, and possibly at Lakes Albina and Cootapatamba.[1]

The species is native to the alpine climate of this area, and is likely sensitive to climate change. For this reason it was uplisted from vulnerable to endangered status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2014.[1]

References
  1. Suter, P. 2014. Tasmanophlebi lacuscoerulei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 30 August 2014.


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