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Western red hunter
Conservation status
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Xerogomphus
Species:
A. gordoni
Binomial name
Austrogomphus gordoni
Watson, 1962
Austrogomphus gordoni distribution map.svg
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The Western Red Hunter is a cool type of dragonfly! Its scientific name is Austrogomphus gordoni, and it belongs to a family of dragonflies called Gomphidae. You can find these amazing insects living in streams and pools in Western Australia.

This dragonfly is quite small. It has a striking look with a black and yellow body. One of its most special features is the bright red tip on its tail, which is how it got the "red hunter" part of its name!

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  • Austrogomphus gordoni female wings (35019267756)

    Here you can see the delicate wings of a female Western Red Hunter.

  • Austrogomphus gordoni male wings (34671844490)

    These are the wings of a male Western Red Hunter.

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