Austrocnemis maccullochi (Tillyard, 1926) is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Austrocnemis maccullochi (Tillyard, 1926)

Austrocnemis maccullochi (Tillyard, 1926)

Austrocnemis maccullochi, the tiny longlegs, is a small bronze-black damselfly found across northern Australian coasts and New Guinea in still waters.

Genus
Austrocnemis
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Austrocnemis maccullochi (Tillyard, 1926)

Austrocnemis maccullochi, first described by Tillyard in 1926, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. It is commonly known by the common name tiny longlegs. As its common name suggests, it is a very small damselfly, with a bronze-black body coloration and notably long legs. This species can be found throughout coastal northern Australia and New Guinea, and it lives in still water habitats in these regions.

Photo: (c) Dennis Paulson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dennis Paulson · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Austrocnemis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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