Archaeosynthemis orientalis
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Archaeosynthemis orientalis ♀
1 / 1; PhotoID: AusDr121 28/12/2008 16:19 F5.6 1/500 180mm ISO200 Canon50D -Crop -Flash MF
Booderee NP, NSW [-35.138067°; 150.714617°]
Eastern Brown Tigertail (Archaeosynthemis orientalis)
Inhabits boggy seepages and swamps
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 1 of 26
- ○ Dark markings, if present, confined to basal parts of wings
Synthemistidae: Key couplet 2 of 26
- ● Generally one crossvein in median space, sometimes two in one or two wings
Synthemistidae: Key couplet 3 of 26
- ● Labrum pale to brown, without black margin or midline
Synthemistidae: Key couplet 5 of 26
- ● Front of synthorax dark without distinct markings, or black with one or two small pale spots on each side
⇒ genus: Archaeosynthemis
Synthemistidae: Key couplet 6 of 26
- ● Pale intersegmental stripe on side of synthorax broken near centre
Synthemistidae: Key couplet 7 of 26
- ○ From south-eastern Australia
⇒ species: Eastern Brown Tigertail (Archaeosynthemis orientalis)