Aethriamanta circumsignata
Square-spot basker | |
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Aethriamanta circumsignata, Cairns, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Aethriamanta |
Species: | A. circumsignata |
Binomial name | |
Aethriamanta circumsignata (Selys, 1897) | |
Aethriamanta circumsignata known as the square-spot basker is a species of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. It is found in Australia, and New Guinea. The species is usually found near still or sluggish waters.
In northern Australia, it is found coastal and adjacent inland in an arc from Broome, Western Australia to around Coffs Harbour in New South Wales.
They are a small dragonfly with a wingspan of 40-60 mm, and predominantly red in colour. The wings have less venation than larger dragonflies, and few antenodal cross-veins. Adults may be found at some distance from water. The hind-wing has a brown mark at the base which is squarish in shape, leading to its common name.[1] The taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
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