Neurothemis stigmatizans
| Neurothemis stigmatizans | |
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| Painted grasshawk male, Cairns | |
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| Painted grasshawk female, Cairns | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis |
| Species: | N. stigmatizans |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Neurothemis stigmatizans, known as the painted grasshawk, is an Australian species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. The Neurothemis genus extends from India to the western Pacific. The species is found in northern Australia in an arc from the southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia. The species, a medium sized dragonfly (wingspan 60-85mm), inhabits still waters in the vicinity of grassy areas. The male abdomen is reddish-brown with a lighter dorsal stripe, the wings have reddish-brown markings past the nodus, with paler contrasting veins. The female is pale greenish-yellow with a dark dorsal stripe and side stripe. The wings are mostly hyaline with a dark smudge beyond the nodus and dark wingtips. The pterostigma of both sexes is pink or pale coloured.[1] The taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List, but it is noted in the Catalog of Life.
