Archaeophya adamsi

Archaeophya adamsi, commonly known as Adam's emerald dragonfly or horned urfly, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Gomphomacromiidae.[2] This is an Australian endemic and one of the rarest dragonflies in the country. It breeds in rivers and streams in coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales.[3]

Horned urfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphomacromiidae
Genus: Archaeophya
Species:
A. adamsi
Binomial name
Archaeophya adamsi
Fraser, 1959[1]

Nymphs of this species grow to 23 mm in length and live among rocks and detritus along stream margins. They can be identified by the distinctive two-lobed frontal plate on the head. The nymph lives for around 7 years. The adult is a fairly large and robust dragonfly, blackish brown with narrow yellow rings. The adult probably only lives for a few months.

  • Female wings
  • Male wings

Note

There is uncertainty about which family Archaeophya adamsi best belongs to: Gomphomacromiidae,[2] Synthemistidae,[4] or Corduliidae.[5]

References
  1. Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist. 12: 352–361 [355] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  3. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 192. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  4. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. "Archaeophya". Wikispecies. 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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