Agyrtacantha dirupta

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Trifid duskhawker
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Agyrtacantha
Species:
A. dirupta
Binomial name
Agyrtacantha dirupta
(Karsch, 1889) [2]
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Agyrtacantha dirupta is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] commonly known as the trifid duskhawker. [4] It has been found from the Maluku Islands through Australia to the Pacific. [4] [5]

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Agyrtacantha dirupta is a large, dark dragonfly with green, brown and black colour variations. It inhabits still and brackish water. Adults are nomadic and fly at dusk. [6]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Agyrtacantha dirupta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T83304709A83373261. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83304709A83373261.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Karsch, F. (1889). "Neue Aeschniden der indo-australischen Region". Entomologische Nachrichten (in German). Dresden. 15: 236–239 [236] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Agyrtacantha dirupta (Karsch, 1889)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 152. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.
  6. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0643051368.