Painted Grasshawk (species: Neurothemis stigmatizans) in Kimberley Coast (Gaia Guide)
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Neurothemis stigmatizans
Painted Grasshawk


©David Cook: Male Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans)

©Bill Higham: Female Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans)

©Jerry Oldenettel: Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Odonata
Family Libellulidae
Genus Neurothemis
Species Neurothemis stigmatizans

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Distinguishing features

Males are reddish with the distinctive pattern on wings as photographed. Females are pale greenish-yellow (Atlas of Living Australia accessed 30 Aug 2019).

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Estimated length of photographed specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 8.5 cm (Atlas of Living Australia accessed 30 Aug 2019)

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Distribution


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