Bug FAQFivespot Threadtail
Nososticta solitaria · Order: Odonata · Family: Platycnemididae
Also called: five-spot threadtail
The adult is a medium-sized damselfly about 35 to 40 mm long, with a wingspan roughly equal to its body length. It lives near rivers, streams and pools in north-eastern Australia, from Cape York down to the southern Queensland border.
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How to recognize it
The abdomen is dark with five pale or green bands, the largest on segments 5 and 8.
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Size
Adults measure 35 to 40 mm in length and have a wingspan about the same as their body length.
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Where it lives
It is usually found near rivers, streams and pools.
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Where it comes from
It occurs only in north-eastern Australia.
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Questions people ask
Where is the Fivespot Threadtail found?
It lives in north-eastern Australia, from Cape York down to the southern Queensland border.
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What does the Fivespot Threadtail look like?
It is a medium-sized damselfly about 35 to 40 mm long, with a black thorax marked by two pale green stripes and an abdomen with five pale or green bands.
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Same family (Platycnemididae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nososticta_solitaria
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