Artesian pygmyfly | |
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Male artesian pygmyfly | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Nannophya |
Species: | N. fenshami
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Binomial name | |
Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020[2]
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Nannophya fenshami is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,[3][4] known as the artesian pygmyfly.[5] It is a very small dragonfly with a wingspan less than 30 mm,[5] that has been found living in an artesian spring wetland of the Barcaldine region of Central Queensland, Australia. Males are dark in colour and covered in a pale pruinescence with a red tip to their tail, while females are black with a distinctive yellow pattern.[2]
Nannophya fenshami is named after Rod Fensham, a specialist in artesian spring wetlands.[2]