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Brownwater Skimmer
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Brownwater Skimmer

Orthetrum boumiera

Orthetrum boumiera is a freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae, endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits dune lakes. The common name for this species is brownwater skimmer.

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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 323711.