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Ringtails
Austrolestes
Austrolestes is a genus of medium to large-sized damselflies in the family Lestidae. Males are usually bright blue and black, the females duller. Members of this genus are found in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Wandering Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes leda
Slender Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes analis
Blue Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes annulosus
Blue Damselfly
speciesAustrolestes colensonis
Cup Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes psyche
Metallic Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes cingulatus
Inland Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes aridus
Dune Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes minjerriba
Iota Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes io
Western Ringtail
speciesAustrolestes aleison
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 86783.