Austrolestes colensonis

species of New Zealand damselfly
Taxon taxon Q2467682
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Austrolestes colensonis

Summary

Austrolestes colensonis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Austrolestes colensonis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Austrolestes colensonis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Austrolestes colensonis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Austrolestes colensonis is classified within Austrolestes[6].
  • Austrolestes colensonis is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • Austrolestes colensonis's scientific name is Austrolestes colensonis[8].
  • Austrolestes colensonis's Commons category is recorded as Austrolestes colensonis[9].
  • Austrolestes colensonis's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[10].
  • Austrolestes colensonis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. colensonis'}[11].
  • Austrolestes colensonis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Damselfly'}[12].
  • Austrolestes colensonis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue damselfly'}[13].
  • Austrolestes colensonis's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as not threatened[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Austrolestes colensonis is Austrolestes colensonis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Austrolestes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Damselfly'}[12].

Distribution

Austrolestes colensonis is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

Austrolestes colensonis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 126269[15]. Austrolestes colensonis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 481679[16]. Austrolestes colensonis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1034261[17]. Austrolestes colensonis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5051697[18].

Why It Matters

Austrolestes colensonis ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Zealand. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → not threatened
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Austrolestes
    Described by source → Critter of the Week
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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