Austropetalia annaliese is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae, known as the northern redspot.[3] It is endemic to mountain areas of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, where sphagnum moss is abundant. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings, the female being similar to both Austropetalia patricia and Austropetalia tonyana.[2]
| Northern redspot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
| Genus: | Austropetalia |
| Species: | A. annaliese
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| Binomial name | |
| Austropetalia annaliese Theischinger, 2013[2]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austropetalia annaliese". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T89905395A89905440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T89905395A89905440.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther (2013). "A new species of Austropetalia Tillyard from north-eastern New South Wales, Australia (Anisoptera, Austropetaliidae)" (PDF). Journal of the International Dragonfly Fund. 58: 1–8 [2] – via International Dragonfly Fund.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-48631-374-7.