Flatwings facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Megapodagrionidae |
| Genus: | Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925 |
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Austroargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae. They are commonly known as Flatwings; unlike many other damselflies, at rest their wings are spread out flat.
They are medium-sized dragonflies with bronze-black colouring and pale markings. Species of Austroargiolestes are endemic to eastern Australia.
Species
The genus Austroargiolestes includes the following species:
- Austroargiolestes alpinus (Tillyard, 1913) - New England Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes amabilis (Förster, 1899) - Flame Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes aureus (Tillyard, 1906) - Tropical Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes brookhousei Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Barrington Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes calcaris (Fraser, 1958) - Powdered Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes christine Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Milky Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes chrysoides (Tillyard, 1913) - Golden Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes elke Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Azure Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Selys, 1862) - Common Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes isabellae Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Sydney Flatwing
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