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Austroargiolestes
Sign in to saveAustroargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Argiolestidae. They are commonly known as Flatwings; unlike many other damselflies, at rest their wings are spread out flat.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Argiolestidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Argiolestidae
- Image
- Common Flatwing.jpg
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- Austroargiolestes
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- Austroargiolestes
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Austroargiolestes
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Austroargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Argiolestidae. They are commonly known as Flatwings; unlike many other damselflies, at rest their wings are spread out flat.
They are medium-sized dragonflies with bronze-black colouring and pale markings. Species of Austroargiolestes are endemic to eastern Australia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Austroargiolestes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.