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Austrolestes aleison

(Austrolestes aleison)

Description

Austrolestes aleison is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a western ringtail. It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes. Austrolestes aleison is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Odonata
Family:Lestidae
Genus:Austrolestes
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