Camacinia othello
| Camacinia othello | |
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| Male in Cairns, Australia | |
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| Female in Cairns, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Camacinia |
| Species: | C. othello |
| Binomial name | |
| Camacinia othello (Tillyard, 1908) | |
Camacinia othello is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the black knight.[2] It is native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.[1]
It is a large dragonfly with a wingspan of 115 millimeters and an overall length of around 65 millimeters The adult male has dark markings on the forewing and hindwing covering around one third to one half of each wing. The markings on the female differ substantially, with a light brown stripe along the leading edge of each wing to just beyond the node, and light marks on each wingtip.[3]
Little is known about its habitat preferences and other characteristics.[1] There are twenty-two records listed in the Atlas of Living Australia as of February, 2016.[2] It is not considered to be threatened.[1]
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- 1 2 3 4 Kalkman, V. 2009. Camacinia othello. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 06 February 2016.
- 1 2 Camacinia othello. Atlas of Living Australia.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 292. ISBN 0643090738.