Austrogomphus australis Selys, 1854 is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Austrogomphus australis Selys, 1854

Austrogomphus australis Selys, 1854

Austrogomphus australis, the inland hunter, is a common black and yellow gomphid dragonfly of inland eastern Australian rivers and pools.

Family
Genus
Austrogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Austrogomphus australis Selys, 1854

Austrogomphus australis, formally described by Selys in 1854, is also classified as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) australis. This species of dragonfly belongs to the family Gomphidae, and is commonly called the inland hunter. It is common and widespread, and lives in rivers and pools located in inland eastern Australia. Austrogomphus australis is a tiny to medium-sized dragonfly that is black and yellow in color.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Austrogomphus

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