Gynacantha kirbyi

Slender duskhawker
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Gynacantha
Species:	G. kirbyi
Binomial name
Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898 [2]

Gynacantha kirbyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, ^[3] known as the slender duskhawker. ^[4] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia, ^[5] the Maluku Islands, Tanimbar and New Guinea. ^[6]

Gynacantha kirbyi is a large, dull-coloured dragonfly with a strongly constricted waist in its abdomen at segment 3. Wings of the female have a brown colouring near their base. It is a crepuscular insect and flies at dawn and dusk. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Male appendages
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Gynacantha kirbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87531053A87533956. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531053A87533956.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Krüger, L. (1898). "Die Odonaten von Sumatra. II. Theil. Familie Aeschniden". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 59: 267–331 [278] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 156. 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. 217. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
6. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.