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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Lestidae |
Genus: | Austrolestes |
Species: | A. cingulatus
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Binomial name | |
Austrolestes cingulatus (
Burmeister, 1839)
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The metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is an Australian damselfly in the family Lestidae, [3] [4] It is widely distributed in Tasmania, Victoria and eastern New South Wales. [5] 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.
Metallic ringtail | |
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Male | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Lestidae |
Genus: | Austrolestes |
Species: | A. cingulatus
|
Binomial name | |
Austrolestes cingulatus (
Burmeister, 1839)
[2]
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The metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is an Australian damselfly in the family Lestidae, [3] [4] It is widely distributed in Tasmania, Victoria and eastern New South Wales. [5] 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.