Notolibellula bicolor

Notolibellula bicolor is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,^[3] known as the bicoloured skimmer.^[4] It is the only known species of Notolibellula.^[4][5] It is found across northern Australia where it inhabits rock-holes and still waters.^[6] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with the male having a bluish thorax and a red end to his abdomen.^[4]

Bicoloured skimmer
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Notolibellula
Species:	N. bicolor
Binomial name
Notolibellula bicolor Theischinger & Watson, 1977[2]

Etymology

The species name bicolor obviously refers to this dragonfly's two vivid colours, blue and red, observed by Tony Watson in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1968.^[2][7]

Gallery

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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia