Australian emerald
| Hemicordulia australiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Hemicordulia |
| Species: | H. australiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemicordulia australiae | |
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The Australian emerald, (Hemicordulia australiae), is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[3] It can be found in Australia,[4] Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Lesser Sunda Islands and New Zealand.[5] It is a small to medium-sized, long-legged dragonfly coloured black-metallic and yellow.[5] In both males and females the inboard edge of the hindwing is rounded.[6]
The Australian emerald appears similar to the tau emerald (Hemicordulia tau).
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References
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- ^ Rowe, R. & Marinov, M. (2013). "Hemicordulia australiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T163871A1015387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T163871A1015387.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [146] – via Gallica.
- ^ "Species Hemicordulia australiae (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.ecology-solutions.com.au/vic_dragonflies/H_australiae.htm[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.