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Threadtails
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Threadtails

Nososticta

Nososticta is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It has a wide range from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia. They are commonly known as Threadtails.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 89 known species

Orange Threadtail

speciesNososticta solida

Fivespot Threadtail

speciesNososticta solitaria

Green-blue Threadtail

speciesNososticta coelestina

Sundanese Threadtail

speciesNososticta insignis

Nososticta impercepta

speciesNososticta impercepta

Northern Threadtail

speciesNososticta fraterna

Koolpinyah Threadtail

speciesNososticta koolpinyah

Striped Threadtail

speciesNososticta mouldsi

Spot-winged Threadtail

speciesNososticta kalumburu

Nososticta flavipennis

speciesNososticta flavipennis

Nososticta emphyla

speciesNososticta emphyla

Nososticta exul

speciesNososticta exul

black-winged threadtail

speciesNososticta baroalba

Malachite Threadtail

speciesNososticta liveringa

Citrine Threadtail

speciesNososticta koongarra

Nososticta diadesma

speciesNososticta diadesma

Nososticta selysii

speciesNososticta selysii

Nososticta nigrofasciata

speciesNososticta nigrofasciata

Nososticta moluccensis

speciesNososticta moluccensis

Nososticta aurantiaca

speciesNososticta aurantiaca

Pilbara Threadtail

speciesNososticta pilbara

Nososticta salomonis

speciesNososticta salomonis

Nososticta eburnea

speciesNososticta eburnea

Nososticta callisphaena

speciesNososticta callisphaena

Nososticta africana

speciesNososticta africana

Nososticta chalybeostoma

speciesNososticta chalybeostoma

Nososticta circumscripta

speciesNososticta circumscripta

Nososticta commutata

speciesNososticta commutata

Nososticta finisterrae

speciesNososticta finisterrae

Nososticta halmahera

speciesNososticta halmahera

Nososticta kaizei

speciesNososticta kaizei

Nososticta rufipes

speciesNososticta rufipes

Nososticta xanthe

speciesNososticta xanthe

Nososticta erythroprocta

speciesNososticta erythroprocta

Nososticta hedigeri

speciesNososticta hedigeri

Nososticta nicobarica

speciesNososticta nicobarica

Nososticta erythrura

speciesNososticta erythrura

Nososticta evelynae

speciesNososticta evelynae

Nososticta irene

speciesNososticta irene

Nososticta nigrifrons

speciesNososticta nigrifrons

Nososticta phoenissa

speciesNososticta phoenissa

Nososticta plagiata

speciesNososticta plagiata

Nososticta plagioxantha

speciesNososticta plagioxantha

Nososticta wallacii

speciesNososticta wallacii

Nososticta taracumbi

speciesNososticta taracumbi

Nososticta acudens

speciesNososticta acudens

Nososticta acuminata

speciesNososticta acuminata

Nososticta astrolabica

speciesNososticta astrolabica

Nososticta atrocyana

speciesNososticta atrocyana

Nososticta azurosignata

speciesNososticta azurosignata

Nososticta beatrix

speciesNososticta beatrix

Nososticta caelestis

speciesNososticta caelestis

Nososticta caerulea

speciesNososticta caerulea

Nososticta chrismulleri

speciesNososticta chrismulleri

Nososticta conifera

speciesNososticta conifera

Nososticta cyanura

speciesNososticta cyanura

Nososticta dora

speciesNososticta dora

Nososticta dorsonigra

speciesNososticta dorsonigra

Nososticta egregia

speciesNososticta egregia

Nososticta fonticola

speciesNososticta fonticola

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