Lathrecista asiatica festa

Lathrecista asiatica festa known as the Australasian slimwing[3] is a sub-species of Lathrecista asiatica, a dragonfly in the Libellulidae family, found only in Australia.[2] Its range is coastal and adjacent inland in an arc from the Northern Territory to the southern Queensland border. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of 60-85mm, and is usually near rivers, streams, swamps and lagoons but at times can be far from water. The male has a black and yellow thorax with brown upper parts, and a reddish-orange abdomen with a black tip.[3] The taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

Australasian slimwing
Male Lathrecista asiatica festa, Cairns, Australia
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Lathrecista
Species:
L. asiatica
Subspecies:
L. a. festa
Trinomial name
Lathrecista asiatica festa
(Selys, 1879)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Agrionoptera festa Selys, 1879
  • Female viewed from the side
  • Male viewed from the side
  • Female wings
  • Male wings

See also

References
  1. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1879). "Nouvelles observations sur les odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova (in French). 14: 287–324 [300] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Subspecies Lathrecista asiatica festa (Selys, 1879)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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