Austroaeschna pulchra

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Forest darner
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. pulchra
Binomial name
Austroaeschna pulchra
Tillyard, 1909 [2]
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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]

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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]

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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. 1 2 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.