Nososticta koongarra
Species of damselfly
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Nososticta koongarra is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Platycnemididae,[3] commonly known as a citrine threadtail.[4] It has only been found on the Arnhem Land escarpment in Northern Territory, where it inhabits streams.[5]
| Citrine threadtail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Nososticta |
| Species: | N. koongarra |
| Binomial name | |
| Nososticta koongarra | |
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Nososticta koongarra is a small, slender damselfly; males are coloured black with bright blue markings and yellow tinted wings,[6] females are black with yellowish-white markings and clear wings.[4]
Etymology
The genus name Nososticta combines the Greek νόσος (nosos, "disease") with στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa related to Protoneura and the subfamily Isostictinae.[7]
The species name koongarra is named for Koongarra in the Northern Territory, where the original specimens of this species were collected.[2][8]
Gallery
Female wings
Male wings
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