Hydrobasileus brevistylus
| Hydrobasileus brevistylus | |
|---|---|
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| Water Prince, Cairns, Queensland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Hydrobasileus |
| Species: | H.brevistylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865) | |
Hydrobasileus brevistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, commonly known as the Water prince. It is found in south-east Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.[1]
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.[1] The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List.
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