| Hydrobasileus brevistylus | |
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| Water Prince, Cairns, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Hydrobasileus |
| Species: | H. brevistylus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrobasileus brevistylus | |
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Hydrobasileus brevistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3] known as the water prince.[1] It is found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.[4]
Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, lakes and ponds. The adult is a large dragonfly (wingspan 100mm, length 55mm) with its head and thorax black and yellow in colour. The abdomen is black with large yellow spots. In Australia, it ranges from the Northern Territory to Queensland and central New South Wales.[4] The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List.
Gallery
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Female caught in spider web -
Female in flight -
Female wings -
Male wings
See also
References
- ^ a b Dow, R.A. (2017). "Hydrobasileus brevistylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83357158A83374183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83357158A83374183.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Brauer, Friedrich (1865). "Fünfter Bericht über die auf der Weltfahrt der kais. Fregatte Novara gesammelten Neuropteren". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 975–978 [978] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
External links
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