Common Shutwing (Cordulephya pygmaea)

The Common Shutwing (Cordulephya pygmaea) is a dragonfly species of the family Cordulephyidae, which contains 4 species in Australia.

The identification key to the family Cordulephyidae consists of 3 couplets, 1 of which is pertinent to Cordulephya pygmaea. Click on the number on the right to display the corresponding couplet.

#	Family	Species	Couplet No.
	Cordulephyidae	Common Shutwing (Cordulephya pygmaea)
1			Cordulephyidae: Key couplet 1 of 3 ● Hind corner of metepimeron, and poststernum, bright yellow, very much paler than anterior part of metepimeron ⇒ species: Common Shutwing (Cordulephya pygmaea) a ↑ b ↓ ● Hind corner of metepimeron, and poststernum, dull brownish-yellow to greyish brown, only slightly paler than anterior part of metepimeron