Eurysticta kununurra is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[2] commonly known as a Kimberley pin.[3] It has been recorded in the Kimberley region in Western Australia, where it inhabits rivers.[4]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Isostictidae |
| Genus: | Eurysticta |
| Species: | E. kununurra
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| Eurysticta kununurra | |
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Eurysticta kununurra is a small to medium-sized damselfly, pale brown in colour with a pair of bronze-green bands on its back behind its head.[3]
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- ^ Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [31]. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ "Species Eurysticta kununurra Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.