Eusynthemis rentziana
Appearance
Swift tigertail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Synthemistidae |
Genus: | Eusynthemis |
Species: | E. rentziana
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Binomial name | |
Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998[1]
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Eusynthemis rentziana is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae,[2][3] known as the swift tigertail.[4] It is a slender, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings.[4][5] It inhabits streams in eastern Australia[6]
Eusynthemis rentziana appears similar to Eusynthemis guttata which is found in streams of south-eastern Australia.[4]
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Female wings
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Male wings
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- ^ Theischinger, G. (1998). "The Eusynthemis guttata (Selys) group of species from Australia (Odonata, Synthemistidae) - Part 2" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 30 (1): 147–153 [148] – via ZOBODAT.
- ^ "Species Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.