Dune glider
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tramea
Species:
T. eurybia
Binomial name
Tramea eurybia
Selys, 1878[2]

Tramea eurybia is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3] known as the dune glider.[4] It inhabits still waters on the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and Fiji;[5] and can be found at dune lakes in eastern Australia.[3][6] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with red, brown and black markings and a distinctive dark patch at the base of the hindwing.[4]

Tramea eurybia appears similar to Tramea stenoloba.[4]

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References

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  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Tramea eurybia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83370603A83384627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83370603A83384627.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [298] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 "Species Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 240. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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