Austroaeschna inermis

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Whitewater darner
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Male Austroaeschna inermis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. inermis
Binomial name
Austroaeschna inermis
Martin, 1901 [2]
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Austroaeschna inermis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, [3] known as the whitewater darner. [4] It inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia. [5]

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Austroaeschna inermis is a brown or black dragonfly with pale blue markings. It appears similar to the more widespread unicorn darner, Austroaeschna unicornis , [4] which is found in eastern Australia, from Brisbane to Tasmania and around Adelaide in South Australia. [5]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T14255734A59256368. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255734A59256368.en .
  2. Martin, Rene (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [240] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) inermis Martin, 1901". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 126. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 195–197. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.