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Austrothemis nigrescens male.jpg
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Austrothemis nigrescens is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, commonly known as the swamp flat-tail. It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits lakes and swamps. It is a small dragonfly; the male has a flattened abdomen with black and red markings, and the female has black and yellow markings.

Austrothemis nigrescens is the only species in the genus Austrothemis.

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  • Image from page 951 of "Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Odonata of the world" (1994) (19960130783)

    Wings of Austrothemis nigrescens, Charles Bridges 1994

  • Austrothemis nigrescens female wings (34215842934)

    Photo of female wings

  • Austrothemis nigrescens male wings (34215846094)

    Photo of male wings

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Austrothemis nigrescens para niños

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