Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916 is a animal in the Aeshnidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916

Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916

Telephlebia brevicauda, the southern evening darner, is an Aeshnidae dragonfly endemic to alpine eastern Australia that flies at dusk in bogs.

Family
Genus
Telephlebia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916

Telephlebia brevicauda is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, and is commonly called the southern evening darner. This dragonfly is medium to large in size, with a dark chestnut brown body and dark markings on the leading edge of its wings. It is endemic to eastern Australia, where it is found in alpine regions of New South Wales and Victoria. It lives in boggy areas and flies during dusk. Telephlebia brevicauda looks similar to another species, Telephlebia godeffroyi.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Aeshnidae Telephlebia

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

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