Hemicordulia intermedia

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Yellow-spotted emerald
Male Hemicordulia intermedia in flight, Queensland

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Hemicordulia
Species:
H. intermedia
Binomial name
Hemicordulia intermedia
(Selys, 1871)[2]

Hemicordulia intermedia is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae,[3] known as the yellow-spotted emerald.[4] It inhabits slow flowing rivers, lagoons and ponds across northern Australia.[5]

Hemicordulia intermedia is a small to medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly with long legs. In both males and females the inboard edge of the hindwing is rounded.[6]

Gallery

  • Recently emerged female, North Queensland
    Recently emerged female, North Queensland
  • Female in Cairns
    Female in Cairns
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

See also

References

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  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163561A5616305.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1871). "Synopsis des Cordulines". Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique. 2 (in French). 31: 238–316, 519–565 [255] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Species Hemicordulia intermedia (Selys, 1871)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6
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  5. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3
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  6. ISBN 0643051368
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