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Indi has or used to have 38 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Alpine Stonefly.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Alpine Stonefly
Thaumatoperla alpina
Status: Endangered
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Thaumatoperla alpina is found across 2 electorates.
The largest of the Australian stoneflies, the Alpine Stonefly's final instar nymphs reach 49 mm in length, excluding antennae and cerci. Early stages of the nymphs have greenish gills and a green abdomen. Larger specimens are green-brown in colour, with a red tinge on the pronotum. There can be some patterning on the pronotum of the prothorax), and the abdominal gills are creased. Adults are similar in size to the final instar nymphs, with light green to yellow-grey abdomens and blue-black wings. The pronotum and leg sockets around the thorax are orange to orange-red. There is a large black spot in the centre of the pronotum. Although they have wings, the adults are largely flightless.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Adverse fire regimes
Climate change and severe weather
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation
Invasive species and diseases
Overexploitation and other direct harm from human activities
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
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