Austropetalia annaliese
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| Northern redspot | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
| Genus: | Austropetalia |
| Species: | A. annaliese |
| Binomial name | |
| Austropetalia annaliese Theischinger, 2013[2] | |
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Austropetalia annaliese is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae, known as the northern redspot.[3] It is endemic to mountain areas of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, where sphagnum moss is abundant. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings, the female being similar to both Austropetalia patricia and Austropetalia tonyana.[2]