Austrosticta soror
Appearance
Kimberley pondsitter | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Isostictidae |
Genus: | Austrosticta |
Species: | A. soror
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Binomial name | |
Austrosticta soror | |
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Austrosticta soror is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[2] commonly known as a Kimberley pondsitter.[3] It is endemic to the Kimberley region in Western Australia, where it inhabits ponds and streams in gorges.[4]
Austrosticta soror is a dull, dark-coloured, medium-sized damselfly. The female lays her eggs in twigs over water.[5]
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Female wings
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Male wings
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- ^ Sjöstedt, Yngve (1917). "Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913 16. Odonaten". Arkiv för Zoologi (in German). 11: 1–44 [29] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Austrosticta soror Sjöstedt, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ^ 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.