Gynacantha kirbyi

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Slender duskhawker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Gynacantha
Species:
G. kirbyi
Binomial name
Gynacantha kirbyi
Krüger, 1898 [2]
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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]

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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]

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References

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  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. 1 2 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   0643051368.