Dromaeschna forcipata

Green-striped darner
Female, Cairns
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Dromaeschna
Species:	D. forcipata
Binomial name
Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907) [2]

Dromaeschna forcipata male

Dromaeschna forcipata is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, ^[3] known commonly as the green-striped darner. ^[4] It generally inhabits streams in coastal rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. ^[5]

Dromaeschna forcipata is a large black dragonfly with dark green markings. The side of its body appears to have alternate black and green stripes. ^[4]

Taxonomy

The Australian Faunal Directory no longer considers Dromaeschna to be a distinct genus, and Dromaeschna forcipata now has the name, Austroaeschna forcipata. ^{[6] [7]}

However, World Odonata List uses the name Dromaeschna forcipata. ^[3]

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). "Dromaeschna forcipata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T163532A87527287. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163532A87527287.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1907). "New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31 (1906): 722–730 [726] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 134. 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. 212. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
6. "Austroaeschna forcipata". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
7. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4863-1374-7.