Metallic ringtail

Metallic ringtail
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestidae
Genus:	Austrolestes
Species:	A. cingulatus
Binomial name
	Austrolestes cingulatus; (Burmeister, 1839)

The metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is an Australian damselfly in the family Lestidae,^[3]^[4] It is widely distributed in Tasmania, Victoria and eastern New South Wales.^[5] It is a thin, medium-sized damselfly with a green and gold or bluish green and gold coloration. Each abdominal segment is marked by a pale "ring"; this, combined with its glossy metallic coloration, give it its common name of metallic ringtail.

It is active through October to March in still-water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, and alpine bogs, being usually found amongst vegetation.

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Mating pair
Female wings
Male wings

References

^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrolestes cingulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87534172A87539929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534172A87539929.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Burmeister, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie (in Latin and German). Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [823] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Species Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.

[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrolestes cingulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87534172A87539929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534172A87539929.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[Burmeister_1839-2] Burmeister, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie (in Latin and German). Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [823] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-3] "Species Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[Field_Guide-4] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[DECCCW_2009-5] Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.

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