Austropetalia patricia is a species of dragonfly of the family Austropetaliidae,[2] commonly known as the waterfall redspot.[3] It is endemic to eastern New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits mountain streams.[4][5] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown and yellow markings.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
| Genus: | Austropetalia |
| Species: | A. patricia
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| Binomial name | |
| Austropetalia patricia | |
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- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1910). "Studies in the life-histories of Australian Odonata. No. 3. Notes on a new species of Phyllopetalia; with description of nymph and imago". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 34 (1909): 697–708 [699] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Austropetalia patricia (Tillyard, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.