Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Nososticta pilbara (Nososticta pilbara), recorded as Endangered
Nososticta pilbara (Nososticta pilbara). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Nososticta pilbara

Nososticta pilbara

Nososticta pilbara is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Platycnemididae (order Odonata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Nososticta pilbara
Taxonomy
Insecta · Odonata · Platycnemididae · Nososticta

Appearance

Nososticta pilbara is a small, slender damselfly, black in colour with orange markings.

Range and habitat

It has only been found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it inhabits streams and pools.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Nososticta pilbara is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Nososticta pilbara — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2198466. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Nososticta pilbara?
Nososticta pilbara is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Platycnemididae (order Odonata).
What is the conservation status of Nososticta pilbara?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nososticta pilbara. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Nososticta pilbara live?
It has only been found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it inhabits streams and pools.
Why is Nososticta pilbara in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Nososticta pilbara?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Nososticta pilbara a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.