Austrolestes psyche (Hagen, 1862) is a animal in the Lestidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Austrolestes psyche (Hagen, 1862)
Austrolestes psyche, the cup ringtail, is a medium to large blue-black damselfly of the Lestidae family found in southeastern Australia.
Austrolestes psyche, first described by Hagen in 1862, is an Australian species of damselfly that belongs to the family Lestidae. It is commonly known by the common name cup ringtail. This species is distributed in south-eastern Australia, and it lives in pools, lakes, and swamps. Austrolestes psyche is a medium-sized to large damselfly; males of this species have a light blue and black coloration.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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