Western ringtail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Lestidae |
Genus: | Austrolestes |
Species: | A. aleison
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Binomial name | |
Austrolestes aleison | |
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Austrolestes aleison is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae,[3] commonly known as a western ringtail.[4] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes.[5]
Austrolestes aleison is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black.[6]
The word aleison is from the Greek word ἄλεισον, meaning a goblet. In 1979, Tony Watson and Max Moulds named this species of damselfly after the goblet-shape of the mark on segment 2 of the male abdomen.[2][7]