Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854) is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854)

Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854)

Hemigomphus gouldii, the southern vicetail, is a small black and yellow dragonfly endemic to eastern Australia's permanent streams and rivers.

Family
Genus
Hemigomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854)

Hemigomphus gouldii, formally described by Selys in 1854, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Gomphidae. It is commonly known as the southern vicetail. This is a small dragonfly that is black and yellow in color. It is endemic to eastern Australia, and lives in permanent streams and rivers there.

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 Hemigomphus

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

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