Rhinocypha tincta
Appearance
Papuan jewel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
Genus: | Rhinocypha |
Species: | R. tincta
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Binomial name | |
Rhinocypha tincta | |
Rhinocypha tincta is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae,[2] commonly known as a Papuan jewel.[3] It is a medium-sized damselfly with a short stout body, it is black with blue markings, and has long dark wings with pterostigma.[3] It has been recorded from South-east Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where it inhabits streams.[4]
Gallery
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Figure 5. Male
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Female wings
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Male wings
Notes
[edit]Early records of Rhinocypha tincta in Australia have not been confirmed.[3]
References
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- ^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [237] – via Gallica.
- ^ "Species Rhinocypha tincta Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ 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. ISBN 0643051368.