Rhyothemis graphiptera

Rhyothemis graphiptera, known as the graphic flutterer^[3] or banded flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.^[4][5] It is found across northern Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and New Caledonia. Rhyothemis extends from Africa to the western Pacific.^[6]

Rhyothemis graphiptera
Male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Rhyothemis
Species:	R. graphiptera
Binomial name
Rhyothemis graphiptera (Rambur, 1842)[2]

The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering. Rhyothemis graphiptera, a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 70mm, length 35mm), inhabits lagoons, lakes, ponds and swamps. The abdomen is dark and the wings are brownish-yellow with dark mottled markings.^[3] The taxon has been assessed for the IUCN Red List as being of least concern, and is noted in the Catalog of Life.^[7]

Gallery

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  Male showing independent movement of forewings and hindwings
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  Male holding wings flat
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  Female showing wing pattern
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  Female head on
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  4. Rhyothemis graphiptera from Australian Insects 1907.
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia