Austrophya mystica, known as a rainforest mystic, is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea,[3][4] endemic to north-eastern Australia.[5]
| Rainforest mystic | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Genus: | Austrophya |
| Species: | A. mystica
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| Binomial name | |
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Austrophya mystica is a small and slender, bronze-black dragonfly,[6] which inhabits rainforest streams.[7]
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrophya mystica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14272480A59256568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14272480A59256568.en. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [739] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.