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Species profile—Crocothemis nigrifrons (black-headed skimmer)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Libellulidae (skimmer or percher dragonflies) → Crocothemis nigrifrons (black-headed skimmer)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Libellulidae (skimmer or percher dragonflies)
Scientific name
Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)
Common name
black-headed skimmer
WildNet taxon ID
35198
Synonym(s)
Orthetrum nigrifrons
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35198

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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