Austroaeschna pulchra

Forest darner
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Austroaeschna
Species:	A. pulchra
Binomial name
Austroaeschna pulchra Tillyard, 1909 [2]

Austroaeschna pulchra is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, ^[3] known as the forest darner. ^[4] It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia, from around Brisbane through to Victoria. ^[5]

The male Austroaeschna pulchra is a brown to black dragonfly with yellow, green or blue markings; while the female is brown with yellow markings. They appear similar to the Carnarvon darner, Austroaeschna muelleri . ^[4]

Gallery

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  Female
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  Male
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  Male
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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 pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14255878A59256393. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255878A59256393.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Martin, R. (1909). "Aeschnines". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. De Selys Longchamps (in French). 19: 85–156 [91] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Austroaeschna pulchra (Tillyard, 1909)". 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. 197. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.