Isostictidae is a small family of medium-sized to large damselflies restricted to Australia, New Caledonia, and New Guinea.[2] It contains 12 genera and more than 40 species. Members of this family resemble species in the threadtail family (Protoneuridae).
Isostictidae | |
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Oristicta filicicola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955[1] |
Genera | |
Austrosticta | |
Adults of Isostictidae have many common names and they are narrow-wings, pinflies, pins, pondsitters, and wiretails.