Episynlestes

Episynlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae.^[2] Species of Episynlestes are large damselflies, dull bronze black in colour with pale markings and a white tip to their tails. They often perch with their wings outspread.^[3] They are endemic to north-eastern Australia, where they inhabit streams.^[4]

Episynlestes
Episynlestes albicauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Synlestidae
Genus:	Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920[1]

Species

The genus Episynlestes includes the following species:^[5]

Genus Episynlestes – Kennedy, 1920 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Southern whitetip	Episynlestes albicauda (Tillyard, 1913)	south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales	Size: Habitat: streams and pools in rainforests. Diet:	LC
Tropical whitetip	Episynlestes cristatus Watson & Moulds, 1977	north-eastern Queensland	Size: Habitat: streams and pools in rainforests. Diet:	LC
Intermediate whitetip	Episynlestes intermedius Theischinger & Watson, 1985	Queensland	Size: Habitat: inhabits streams. Diet:	VU