Species profile—Macromia viridescens (rainforest cruiser)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects) → Macromiidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=macromiidae ) (cruiser dragonflies) → Macromia viridescens (rainforest cruiser)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35247&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35247&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35247 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (animals)
Class
Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects)
Family
Macromiidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=macromiidae ) (cruiser dragonflies)
Scientific name
Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911
Common name
rainforest cruiser
Type reference
Tillyard, R.J. 1911. Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 36: 366-387 pl. x
WildNet taxon ID
35247
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35247 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35247 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.