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

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Telephlebia cyclops Tillyard, 1916

Telephlebia cyclops Tillyard, 1916

Telephlebia cyclops is an endemic eastern Australian dragonfly species commonly called the northern evening darner.

Family
Genus
Telephlebia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Telephlebia cyclops Tillyard, 1916

Telephlebia cyclops Tillyard, 1916 is a dragonfly species belonging to the Aeshnidae family, and it is commonly called the northern evening darner. This is a medium to large dragonfly that has a dark chestnut brown body, with dark markings located on the leading edge of its wings. It is endemic to eastern Australia, where individuals have been recorded at tropical waterfalls. This dragonfly flies at dusk, and it looks very similar to Telephlebia godeffroyi.

Photo: (c) Nicholas John Fisher, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Aeshnidae Telephlebia

More from Aeshnidae

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

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