Orange threadtail

Orange threadtail
Nososticta solida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Protoneuridae
Genus: Nososticta
Species: Nososticta solida
Binomial name
Nososticta solida
Hagen in Selys, 1860

The orange threadtail or ochre threadtail is an Australian damselfly in the family Protoneuridae. They are medium-sized with a length of around 35mm. Orange threadtails can be found near semi-shaded running water, and usually rest on plants at the water's edge. Orange threadtails may be seen all year round. In Victoria they occur at lower altitudes during summer, though further north they can be seen in spring and autumn. When at rest, Nososticta damselflies hold their wings closely folded up vertically over their thorax. The male threadtails have an orange-yellow thorax with black patterns. Their abdomen is narrow, black in colour with yellow strips. There is a brown yellow colour at the base of their wings. Females are the same size as the males. They are pale brown in colour and have the same black patterns as the males.

Distribution

Australian States:Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia

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