Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912 is a animal in the Lestoideidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912 (Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912)
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Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912

Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912

Diphlebia nymphoides, the arrowhead rockmaster, is a large endemic Australian damselfly found in eastern Australia's streams and rivers.

Family
Genus
Diphlebia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912

Diphlebia nymphoides, scientifically named Diphlebia nymphoides Tillyard, 1912, is a species of Australian damselfly belonging to the family Lestoideidae. Its common name is the arrowhead rockmaster. This species is endemic to eastern Australia, and it lives in streams and rivers. Diphlebia nymphoides is a large, solid-looking damselfly. Adult males have a brilliant blue coloration and a tail striped black and blue, while females have more subdued, muted coloration. The species perches with its lightly tinted wings held spread out.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Lestoideidae Diphlebia

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