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Offshore Emerald
Metaphya tillyardi
Metaphya tillyardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae, known as an offshore emerald.
It has been found on Bramble Cay, near the Papuan coast, and Cape York, northern Australia. Its habitats are unknown.
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The genus name Hemicordulia is derived from the Greek ἡμι- (hēmi, "half"), combined with Cordulia, a genus name derived from the Greek κορδύλη (kordylē, "club" or "cudgel"). The name refers to the close relationship of the genus to Cordulia. In 1913, Friedrich Ris named this species tillyardi, an eponym honouring Robert John Tillyard (1881-1937) for his significant contributions to the study of Australian Odonata.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 105690.