Cordulephya bidens

Description

Cordulephya bidens is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulephyidae, known as the tropical shutwing. It inhabits rainforest streams in northern Queensland, Australia. Cordulephya bidens is a small to tiny, black or purplish-black dragonfly with yellowish markings. It rests with its wings folded above its body in a similar manner to a damselfly.