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Pinchtail
Conservation status
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Odontogomphus
Watson, 1991
Species:
O. donnellyi
Binomial name
Odontogomphus donnellyi
Watson, 1991
Odontogomphus donnellyi distribution map.svg
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The Odontogomphus donnellyi is a special type of dragonfly known as a pinchtail. It belongs to the Gomphidae family, which includes many different kinds of dragonflies. This amazing insect lives only in one specific place: the rainforest streams of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. When an animal or plant lives only in one small area, it's called endemic.

The pinchtail is a medium-sized dragonfly. It has a slender body with cool black and greenish-yellow markings. It's the only known species in its group, called the Odontogomphus genus. This makes it quite unique!

Images for kids

  • Odontogomphus donnellyi female wings (34249133323)

    Look closely at the female pinchtail's wings.

  • Odontogomphus donnellyi male wings (34249137323)

    Here are the male pinchtail's wings. Can you spot any differences?

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