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Golden dartlet

Ischnura aurora (Brauer, 1865)

Status not recordeddragonflies

The golden dartlet (Ischnura aurora) is a species in the family Coenagrionidae, order Odonata. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Australia and Vietnam.

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Quick facts about the golden dartlet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the golden dartlet live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The golden dartlet is listed for 2 countries.

VietnamAustralia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia
  2. Vietnam

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the golden dartlet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the golden dartlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOdonata
  5. familyCoenagrionidae
  6. genusIschnura
  7. SpeciesIschnura aurora (Brauer, 1865)

Synonyms Agriocnemis amelia, Agrion aurora, Agrion spinicauda, Ischnura amelia, Ischnura aurora subsp. viduata, Ischnura delicata, Ischnura rhodosoma

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Aurora bluetailEnglish
  • Gossamer damselflyEnglish
  • Azulillo doradoSpanish
  • キバライトトンボJapanese
  • แมลงปอเข็มนาเหลืองวงฟ้าThai
  • 朝雲細蟌Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the golden dartlet

Other species in the same genus Ischnura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the golden dartlet live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the golden dartlet for 2 countries: Australia and Vietnam. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the golden dartlet?

The golden dartlet (Ischnura aurora) belongs to the family Coenagrionidae in the order Odonata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Golden dartlet (Ischnura aurora). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-dartlet

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BibTeX
@misc{golden_dartlet_2026,
  title = {Golden dartlet (Ischnura aurora)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-dartlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}