Austroargiolestes isabellae is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae, commonly known as a Sydney flatwing. Endemic to the Sydney district, it inhabits streams and boggy areas.
It is a medium-sized to large, black and pale yellow damselfly, often with some pruinescence on adult bodies . Like other members of the Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.
Etymology The genus name Austroargiolestes combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Argiolestes, the name of a related genus. It refers to a southern representative of that group.
In 1986, Günther Theischinger and Tony O'Farrell named this species isabellae, an eponym honouring Mary Isabel O’Farrell, wife of the second author.
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See also List of Odonata species of Australia
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