Anaciaeschna jaspidea

Anaciaeschna jaspidea
Male
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Anaciaeschna
Species:	A. jaspidea
Binomial name
Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839) [2]

Anaciaeschna jaspidea ^[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, ^[4] commonly known as the Australasian duskhawker ^[5] and Rusty darner. ^[6] It is widely distributed from India through Australia to the Pacific. ^{[5] [7]}

Description and habitat

Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a large brown dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is reddish-brown, with two broad greenish-yellow stripes on each side. Wings are transparent with pterostigma, reddish-brown. Abdomen is reddish-brown, marked with azure-blue, white, and yellow. Abdomen segment 1 has a large pale yellow spot on each side. Abdomen segment 2 has white marks on the sides and azure-blue on the dorsum with a broad spot of reddish-brown on mid-dorsum. Abdomen segments 3 to 7 are brown on dorsum with black apical annules. Abdomen segments 8 to 10 are darker on dorsum with a pair of dorsal apical spots. Anal appendages are dark reddish-brown. Female appears similar to the male. ^{[8] [9]}

Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a crepuscular species, flies during dawn and dusk. It is common in marshes surrounded by woods where it breeds. ^{[9] [10]}

Gallery

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  Male, Bengaluru, India
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  Female, Bengaluru, India
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  Female, Atiu, Cook Islands
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

Note

The Australasian duskhawker, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, should not be confused with almost-similarly named Australian duskhawker, Austrogynacantha heterogena, a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia
• List of odonata species of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2020). "Anaciaeschna jaspidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T167168A83376355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167168A83376355.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Burmeister, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie (in Latin and German). Vol. 2. Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [840] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
4. "Species Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
6. "Anaciaeschna jaspidea Burmeister, 1839". indiabiodiversity.org. India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
7. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 183–184. ISBN   978-81-8171-495-4.
8. 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   0-643-05136-8.
9. C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp.  152–154.
10. 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.