Synlestes selysi

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Forest needle
File:Synlestes selysi female dorsal.jpg
Female
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Synlestidae
Genus: Synlestes
Species:
S. selysi
Binomial name
Synlestes selysi
File:Synlestes selysi distribution map.svg

Synlestes selysi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Synlestidae,[3] commonly known as a forest needle.[4] It is endemic to eastern New South Wales and eastern Queensland, where it inhabits streams.[5]

Synlestes selysi is a large to very large damselfly, coloured a metallic green-black with pale markings. It perches with its wings partially or fully outspread.[6]

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