Kingdom Animalia Suborder Zygoptera Genus Austrolestes Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate | Class Insecta Family Lestidae Scientific name Austrolestes cingulatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Austrolestes, Blue ringtail, Eastern billabongfly, Odonate, Slender ringtail | ||
The metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is an Australian damselfly. It is widely distributed in Tasmania, Victoria, eastern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland. 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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