Austroaeschna muelleri

Carnarvon darner
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Austroaeschna
Species:	A. muelleri
Binomial name
Austroaeschna muelleri Theischinger, 1982 [2]

Austroaeschna muelleri is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, ^[3] known as the Carnarvon darner. ^[4] It has been found only in Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits small rocky streams. ^[5]

The male Austroaeschna muelleri is black with blue markings, while the female is brown with yellow markings. ^[4]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of dragonflies of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna muelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T14255740A59256378. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255740A59256378.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Theischinger, Gunther (1982). "A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 30 (87): 1–67 [10]. doi:10.1071/AJZS087.
3. "Species Austroaeschna muelleri (Theischinger, 1982)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 132. 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. 196. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.