Thursday Island mosquitohawk | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
Genus: | Micromidia |
Species: | M. rodericki
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Binomial name | |
Micromidia rodericki | |
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Micromidia rodericki is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae, [3] known as the Thursday Island mosquitohawk. [4] It is a very small, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen. [4] It is endemic to Thursday Island, Australia, in Torres Strait, [5] where it inhabits rainforest streams. [6]
There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia rodericki best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae, [3] Synthemistidae, [7] or Corduliidae. [8]
Thursday Island mosquitohawk | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
Genus: | Micromidia |
Species: | M. rodericki
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Binomial name | |
Micromidia rodericki | |
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Micromidia rodericki is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae, [3] known as the Thursday Island mosquitohawk. [4] It is a very small, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen. [4] It is endemic to Thursday Island, Australia, in Torres Strait, [5] where it inhabits rainforest streams. [6]
There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia rodericki best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae, [3] Synthemistidae, [7] or Corduliidae. [8]