Austrolestes minjerriba

{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}

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| name = Dune ringtail

| image = Austrolestes minjerriba (49738407742).jpg

| image_caption = Male

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref ={{cite iucn |author=Dow, R.A. |date=2017 |title=Austrolestes minjerriba |volume=2017 |page=e.T163534A14676345 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163534A14676345.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Austrolestes minjerriba

| authority = Watson, 1979{{Cite journal|last1=Watson|first1=J.A.L.|last2=Moulds|first2=M.S.|date=1979|title=New species of Australian Lestidae (Odonata)|journal=Journal of the Australian Entomological Society|volume=18|issue=2|pages=143–155 [147]|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00828.x|url=https://zenodo.org/record/3699605|doi-access=free}}

| range_map = Austrolestes minjerriba distribution map.svg

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Austrolestes minjerriba is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae,{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrolestes_minjerriba |title=Species Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979|date=2012|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=10 April 2017}}

commonly known as a dune ringtail.{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last1=Theischinger|first1=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-64309-073-6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=32}}

It is found in coastal areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland where it inhabits acidic dune lakes and swamps.{{cite book|title=Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata|last2=Endersby|first2=Ian|date=2009|publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW|isbn=978-1-74232-475-3|pages=205|last1=Theischinger|first1=Gunther|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf}}

Austrolestes minjerriba is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is light blue and black.{{Cite book|title=The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata |last1=Watson|first1=J.A.L.|last2=Theischinger|first2=G.|last3=Abbey|first3=H.M.|publisher=CSIRO|year=1991|isbn=0643051368|location=Melbourne}}