| Artesian pygmyfly | |
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| Male artesian pygmyfly | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Nannophya |
| Species: | N. fenshami |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 | |
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Nannophya fenshami is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, known as the artesian pygmyfly. It is a very small dragonfly with a wingspan less than 30 mm, that has been found living in an artesian spring wetland of the Barcaldine region of Central Queensland, Australia. Males are dark in colour and covered in a pale pruinescence with a red tip to their tail, while females are black with a distinctive yellow pattern.
Etymology
Nannophya fenshami is named after Rod Fensham, a specialist in artesian spring wetlands.
See also
References
- Theischinger, G. (2021). "Nannophya fenshami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T173413094A173413102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T173413094A173413102.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Theischinger, G. (2020). "Nannophya fenshami sp. nov., a tiny dragonfly from an artesian spring wetland in Queensland, Australia (Anisoptera: Libellulidae)" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund - Report. 149: 1–10.
- "Species Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-48631-374-7.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nannophya fenshami | |