Austrogomphus divaricatus Watson, 1991 is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Austrogomphus divaricatus Watson, 1991

Austrogomphus divaricatus Watson, 1991

Austrogomphus divaricatus, the fork hunter, is a medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly from northern Queensland, Australia.

Family
Genus
Austrogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Austrogomphus divaricatus Watson, 1991

Austrogomphus divaricatus Watson, 1991 is also classified as Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) divaricatus. It is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae, and it is commonly known by the common name the fork hunter. This is a medium-sized dragonfly that is black and yellow in color. It lives in streams and rivers located in northern Queensland, Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Austrogomphus

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