Rhadinosticta banksi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rhadinosticta banksi
Northern wiretail
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Rhadinosticta
Species:	R. banksi
Binomial name
Rhadinosticta banksi (Tillyard, 1913)
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Rhadinosticta banksi is a type of damselfly found in Australia. It belongs to the family Isostictidae. People often call it the northern wiretail because of its thin body.

This damselfly likes to live near fresh water. You can find it in streams and pools.

About the Northern Wiretail

Northern wiretails are small to medium-sized damselflies. They usually grow to be about 35 to 40 millimeters long. Their back wings are about 20 to 25 millimeters long.

They are not very brightly colored. Their main body part, called the thorax, is often a bluish color. Sometimes, their abdomen (the tail end) might have a powdery, whitish coating.

Where Northern Wiretails Live

These damselflies live across the northern part of Australia. You can find them in places with the right habitat. Their home range stretches from Broome, Western Australia, all the way across to the southern border of Queensland.

Scientists have looked at the northern wiretail's population. They have listed it as "least concern" on the IUCN Red List. This means it is not currently in danger of disappearing.

Northern Wiretail Species Differences

Scientists are still studying the northern wiretail. They are not completely sure if Rhadinosticta banksi is truly different from another damselfly, Rhadinosticta handschini. It is possible they are actually the same species. More research is needed to find out for sure.

Gallery

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  Female, right hand side

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  Female left hand side

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  Female from above

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  Female wings

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  Male wings