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Square-spot Basker
Aethriamanta circumsignata
Aethriamanta circumsignata known as the square-spot basker is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Australia, and New Guinea. The species is usually found near still or sluggish waters.
In northern Australia, it is found coastal and adjacent inland in an arc from Broome, Western Australia to around Coffs Harbour in New South Wales.
From the article Aethriamanta circumsignata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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The genus name Aethriamanta combines the Greek αἴθρα (aithra, "bright sky") with the Latin amans ("loving"), possibly meaning "loving the bright sky". The species name circumsignata is derived from the Latin circum ("around") and signo ("to mark"), referring to the dark spot on the hindwings bordered with yellow.
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 323640.