Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991 is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991 (Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991)
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Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991

Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991

Austrogomphus cornutus, the unicorn hunter, is a small to medium black-yellow Gomphidae dragonfly native to eastern Australian streams and rivers.

Family
Genus
Austrogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991

Austrogomphus cornutus, formally described by Watson in 1991, is also classified as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) cornutus. This species of dragonfly belongs to the family Gomphidae, and is commonly known by the common name the unicorn hunter. It is a tiny to medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow colouring. This species lives in streams and rivers located in eastern Australia.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Austrogomphus

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

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