Western darner | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Austroaeschna |
Species: | A. anacantha |
Binomial name | |
Austroaeschna anacantha | |
Austroaeschna anacantha is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] known as the western darner. [4] It is found in south-western Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams. [5]
Austroaeschna anacantha is a medium-sized to large dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata , which occurs in eastern Australia. [4]
The alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.
The Tasmanian darner,, is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, which includes some of the world's largest dragonflies. It is found in Tasmania, Australia. The species was first described by Robert Tillyard in 1916 and inhabits streams and rivers.
Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Aeshnidae.
Austroaeschna obscura is a large species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Sydney mountain darner. It is found in the Sydney Basin in Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
Austroaeschna unicornis is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the unicorn darner. It is found in eastern Australia, from Brisbane to Tasmania and around Adelaide in South Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
Austroaeschna atrata is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the mountain darner. It inhabits the upper reaches of mountain streams, generally above an altitude of 400m, in New South Wales and Victoria.
Austroaeschna cooloola is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Wallum darner. It has been found in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits sandy and densely vegetated streams.
Austroaeschna muelleri is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Carnarvon darner. It has been found only in Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits small rocky streams.
Austroaeschna subapicalis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known commonly as the conehead darner. It inhabits mountain streams in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.
Austroaeschna sigma is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the sigma darner. It inhabits the upper reaches of small mountain streams in New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Austroaeschna inermis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the whitewater darner. It inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia.
Dromaeschna forcipata is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known commonly as the green-striped darner. It generally inhabits streams in coastal rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Dromaeschna weiskei is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as an ochre-tipped darner. It inhabits streams in coastal rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Austroaeschna hardyi is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the lesser Tasmanian darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in Western Tasmania, Australia.
Austroaeschna pulchra is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the forest darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia, from around Brisbane through to Victoria.
Austroaeschna parvistigma is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the swamp darner. It inhabits heavily vegetated and slow-flowing streams in eastern Australia, from northern New South Wales through Victoria, Tasmania and parts of South Australia.
Austroaeschna ingrid is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Grampians darner. It is known only from the Grampians in western Victoria, Australia, where it inhabits small streams and bogs.
Notoaeschna geminata is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the northern riffle darner. It is endemic to eastern Australia, occurring north of the Hunter River, New South Wales, where it inhabits rapid streams.
Spinaeschna watsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the tropical cascade darner. It is a medium to large, dark brown dragonfly with greenish-yellow markings. It is endemic to north-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.
Austroaeschna pinheyi is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as an inland darner. It has only been found in the Carnarvon Gorge vicinity of Central Queensland, where it inhabits streams.