Hydrobasileus brevistylus

Hydrobasileus brevistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,^[3] known as the water prince.^[1] It is found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.^[4]

Hydrobasileus brevistylus
Water Prince, Cairns, Queensland
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Hydrobasileus
Species:	H. brevistylus
Binomial name
Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865),[2]

Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, lakes and ponds. The adult is a large dragonfly (wingspan 100mm, length 55mm) with its head and thorax black and yellow in colour. The abdomen is black with large yellow spots. In Australia, it ranges from the Northern Territory to Queensland and central New South Wales.^[4] The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List.

Gallery

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  Female caught in spider web
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  Female in flight
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia