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Twinspot Hunter
Austroepigomphus praeruptus
Austroepigomphus praeruptus, also known as Austroepigomphus (Austroepigomphus) praeruptus, and up until recently Austrogomphus praeruptus, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae,
It is known by the common names, Twinspot Hunter and Melaleuca Hunter.
From the article Austroepigomphus praeruptus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The genus name Austroepigomphus combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Epigomphus, a genus name derived from the Greek prefix ἐπί (epi, “upon” or “on”) and Gomphus, a genus of dragonflies. The species name praeruptus is derived from Latin ("broken off" or "abrupt"), referring to the broken yellow dorsal stripe on the abdomen. In 1857, Selys compared Onychogomphus praeruptus with Onychogomphus interruptus, which also has a yellow dorsal stripe interrupted at the segment joints.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323660.