Neurothemis stigmatizans
Species of dragonfly
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Neurothemis stigmatizans, known as the painted grasshawk,[1] is an Australian species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[3][4] The genus Neurothemis is distributed from India to the western Pacific. This species is found in northern Australia in an arc from the southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia.
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| Painted grasshawk male, Cairns | |
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| Painted grasshawk female, Cairns, Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis |
| Species: | N. stigmatizans |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurothemis stigmatizans | |
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Neurothemis stigmatizans is a medium sized dragonfly (wingspan 60-85mm) which inhabits still waters in the vicinity of grassy areas. The male abdomen is reddish-brown with a lighter dorsal stripe, his wings have deep reddish-brown markings that extend past the nodus, with paler contrasting veins. The female is pale greenish-yellow with a dark dorsal stripe and side stripe; her wings are mostly hyaline with a dark smudge beyond the nodus and dark wingtips. The pterostigma of both sexes is pink or pale coloured.[5]
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Male
Male at rest
Female has a distinctive and different wing colouring
Male face
Female face
Juvenile male in Cairns
Adult male depicting prominent wing veins
Female wings
Male wings
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