Cordulephya montana
Species of dragonfly
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Cordulephya montana is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae.[3][4] It is commonly known as the mountain shutwing.[5] It inhabits streams in eastern New South Wales, Australia.[6][7]
| Mountain shutwing | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
| Genus: | Cordulephya |
| Species: | C. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordulephya montana | |
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| Range in south-eastern Australia | |
It is a small to tiny dragonfly, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings, and rests with its wings folded above its body, similar to a damselfly.[5]
Etymology
The genus name Cordulephya combines Cordulia, a genus name derived from the Greek κορδύλη (kordylē, "club" or "cudgel"), with Greek φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"), thus meaning "having the form of Cordulia".[8]
The species name montana is derived from the Latin montanus ("of the mountains" or "mountainous"), referring to the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, where the original specimens were collected.[2][9]
Gallery
Female wings
Male wings
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