Papuan jewel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
Genus: | Rhinocypha |
Species: | R. tincta
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Binomial name | |
Rhinocypha tincta | |
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Rhinocypha tincta is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae, [2] commonly known as a Papuan jewel. [3] It is a medium-sized damselfly with a short stout body, it is black with blue markings, and has long dark wings with pterostigma. [3] It has been recorded from South-east Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where it inhabits streams. [4]
Early records of Rhinocypha tincta in Australia have not been confirmed. [3]