Austrogynacantha

Australian duskhawker
Male, Queensland
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Austrogynacantha Tillyard, 1908 [2]
Species:	A. heterogena
Binomial name
Austrogynacantha heterogena Tillyard, 1908 [3]

Austrogynacantha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. ^[4] Austrogynacantha heterogena, commonly known as the Australian duskhawker, is the only known species of this genus ^[5] which is found in Australia ^[6] and New Caledonia. ^[7]

Austrogynacantha heterogena is a medium-sized dragonfly, darkly coloured with bright green or yellow markings. It is a vagrant, is active at dawn and dusk, ^[6] and inhabits still waters. ^[8]

Gallery

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  Male
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  Close-up of head
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  Mating, male above
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  Female Austrogynacantha heterogena wings
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  Male Austrogynacantha heterogena wings

Note

The Australian duskhawker, Austrogynacantha heterogena, should not be confused with almost-similarly named Australasian duskhawker, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrogynacantha heterogena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14254997A14255005. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14254997A14255005.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On the new genus Austrogynacantha (Neuroptera: Odonata) with description of species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33: 423–431 [425] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On the new genus Austrogynacantha (Neuroptera: Odonata) with description of species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33: 423–431 [428] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. "Genus Austrogynacantha Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
5. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
6. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
7. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 278 [186]. ISBN   978-0-643-05136-2.
8. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 204. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.