Nososticta phoenissa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Nososticta phoenissa faces significant pressure from habitat degradation due to agricultural expansion and urban development within its limited range in eastern Australia. Water quality deterioration from agricultural runoff and sedimentation poses particular risks to this damselfly's aquatic breeding sites. Climate change-induced alterations to rainfall patterns threaten the seasonal water regimes essential for its reproductive cycle.
Habitat
This damselfly inhabits seasonal wetlands, ephemeral pools, and slow-flowing streams in coastal and near-coastal areas of eastern Australia. It requires clean, shallow water bodies with emergent vegetation for breeding and adjacent terrestrial areas with suitable perching sites.
Other threatened species in PLATYCNEMIDIDAE
Threatened in Indonesia
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