Cordulephya divergens is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae. It is commonly known as the clubbed shutwing. It inhabits streams in the Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia.
It is a small to tiny dragonfly, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings, and rests with its wings folded above its body, similar to a damselfly.
Etymology The genus name Cordulephya combines Cordulia, a genus name derived from the Greek κορδύλη (kordylē, "club" or "cudgel"), with Greek φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"), thus meaning "having the form of Cordulia".
The species name divergens is derived from the Latin divergo ("to diverge" or "spread apart"), referring to the divergent appendages.
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See also List of Odonata species of Australia
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