Dendroaeschna

Wide-faced darner
Female Dendroaeschna conspersa Canberra Australia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Dendroaeschna Tillyard, 1916 [2]
Species:	D. conspersa
Binomial name
Dendroaeschna conspersa (Tillyard, 1907) [3]

Dendroaeschna is a monotypic genus of Australian dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. ^[4] The only known species of this genus is Dendroaeschna conspersa, ^{[5] [6]} commonly known as a wide-faced darner. ^[7]

Dendroaeschna conspersa is a medium-sized, brown to black dragonfly with pale markings. ^[8] It is endemic to eastern Australia, ^[7] where it inhabits lowland streams. ^[9]

Gallery

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  Female face on
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  Female from above
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  Female Dendroaeschna conspersa wings
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  Male Dendroaeschna conspersa wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Dendroaeschna conspersa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T163546A14258316. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163546A14258316.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33 (222): 1–83 [42]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Tillyard, R.J. (1907). "New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31 (1906): 722–730 [727] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. "Genus Dendroaeschna Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
5. "Species Dendroaeschna conspersa (Tillyard, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
6. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
7. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN   978-1-4863-1374-7.
8. 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. ISBN   978-0-643-05136-2.
9. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 238. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.