Podopteryx selysi

Podopteryx selysi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,^[3] commonly known as a treehole flatwing.^[4] It can be found in coastal northern Australia and New Guinea, where its larvae live in water-filled holes in tree trunks in rainforest.^[5]

Treehole flatwing
Female, north Queensland
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Argiolestidae
Genus:	Podopteryx
Species:	P. selysi
Binomial name
Podopteryx selysi (Förster, 1899)[2]

Podopteryx selysi is a very large damselfly, black-metallic in colour with white to pink markings on its head and body.^[4] Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.^[6]

Unusually, and possibly uniquely for a damselfly, the hindwings of Podopteryx selysi are longer than its forewings. For other damselflies, forewings are usually marginally longer than hindwings.

Gallery

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  Tip of female tail. Note the egg still in her ovipositor.
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  Tip of male tail
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  Female wings
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  Male wings
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  Australian Museum specimen

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia