Grey-chested flatwing facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Grey-chested flatwing
Female Griseargiolestes eboracus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Megapodagrionidae
Genus:	Griseargiolestes
Species:	G. eboracus
Binomial name
Griseargiolestes eboracus (Tillyard, 1913)
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The Griseargiolestes eboracus is a type of Australian damselfly. It is often called the grey-chested flatwing. This damselfly is found only in eastern Australia. It likes to live in wet, marshy areas called bogs.

About the Grey-chested Flatwing

The grey-chested flatwing is a medium-sized damselfly. It has a shiny black-green body with bright yellow markings. Adult damselflies have a powdery, whitish coating on their bodies. This coating is called pruinescence. However, their tails do not have this coating.

Like other damselflies in its family, the Megapodagrionidae, the grey-chested flatwing rests with its wings spread wide open. This is different from many other damselflies that fold their wings back over their bodies when they are resting.

Where Does it Live?

This special damselfly is endemic to eastern Australia. This means it is found naturally only in this part of the world. It prefers to live in bogs, which are wetlands with soft, spongy ground.

Similar Damselflies

The Griseargiolestes eboracus looks a lot like another damselfly called Griseargiolestes griseus. The main difference is where they live. The Griseargiolestes griseus is found further south, below the Hunter River in New South Wales.

Gallery

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  A female grey-chested flatwing

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  A female seen from above

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  The tip of a female's tail

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  The tip of a male's tail

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  The wings of a female

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  The wings of a male