Rhinocypha tincta

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Papuan jewel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Rhinocypha
Species:
R. tincta
Binomial name
Rhinocypha tincta
Rambur, 1842[1]

Rhinocypha tincta is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae,[2] commonly known as a Papuan jewel.[3] It is a medium-sized damselfly with a short stout body, it is black with blue markings, and has long dark wings with pterostigma.[3] It has been recorded from South-east Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where it inhabits streams.[4]

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Notes

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Early records of Rhinocypha tincta in Australia have not been confirmed.[3]

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