''Pseudocordulia elliptica'', commonly known as an ellipse-tipped mistfly, is a species of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threat ...
in the superfamily
Libelluloidea
Libelluloidea is a superfamily of dragonflies.
A 2013 phylogenetic analysis suggests that this superfamily contains four families:
*Corduliidae Selys, 1850
*Libellulidae Leach, 1815
* Macromiidae Needham, 1903
*Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1911
R ...
.
It is a medium-sized, bronze-black dragonfly with clear wings.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to north-eastern
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia,
where it inhabits rainforest streams.
Gallery
Pseudocordulia elliptica female wings (34219255114).jpg, Female wings
See also
*
List of Odonata species of Australia
This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.
Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.
The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infra ...
References
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Libelluloidea
Odonata of Australia
Insects of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard
Insects described in 1913
Dragonflies