Archaeosynthemis leachii (Selys, 1871) is a animal in the Synthemistidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Archaeosynthemis leachii (Selys, 1871)

Archaeosynthemis leachii (Selys, 1871)

Archaeosynthemis leachii, the twinspot tigertail, is a medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly found in south-western Australia.

Genus
Archaeosynthemis
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Archaeosynthemis leachii (Selys, 1871)

Archaeosynthemis leachii is a species of dragonfly that belongs to the family Synthemistidae. This species is commonly known as the twinspot tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly that has distinct black and yellow markings. It lives in streams, seepages, and swamps located in south-western Australia.

Photo: (c) Erland Refling Nielsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Synthemistidae Archaeosynthemis

More from Synthemistidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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