Austropetalia tonyana is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae,[3] commonly known as the alpine redspot.[4] It is endemic to mountain areas of Victoria and New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits trickles, sphagnum moss swamps and waterfall splash zones.[5] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings.[4]
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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. tonyana
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| Binomial name | |
| Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, 1995[2]
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austropetalia tonyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14260333A59256483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14260333A59256483.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Theischinger, G. (1995). "A second species of Austropetalia Tillyard from Australia (Odonata: Austropetaliidae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 27 (1): 291–295 [292] – via ZOBODAT.
- ^ "Species Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, 1995". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.