Micromidia rodericki
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| Thursday Island mosquitohawk | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Genus: | Micromidia |
| Species: | M. rodericki
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| Binomial name | |
| Micromidia rodericki | |
| File:Micromidia rodericki distribution map.svg | |
Micromidia rodericki is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea,[3][4] known as the Thursday Island mosquitohawk.[5] It is a very small, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen.[5] It is endemic to Thursday Island, Australia, in Torres Strait,[6] where it inhabits rainforest streams.[7]
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- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Micromidia rodericki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14274918A59256603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14274918A59256603.en. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist. 12: 352–361 [352] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Micromidia rodericki Fraser, 1959". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.