Slender duskhawker | |
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Male | |
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] | |
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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]
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]