Spinaeschna tripunctata

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Southern cascade darner
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Spinaeschna
Species:
S. tripunctata
Binomial name
Spinaeschna tripunctata
(Martin, 1901) [2]
Spinaeschna tripunctata distribution map.svg

Spinaeschna tripunctata is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, [3] known as the southern cascade darner. [4] It is a medium to large, dark brown dragonfly with greenish-yellow markings. [5] It is endemic to eastern Australia, [4] occurring in New South Wales and Victoria, where it inhabits streams and rivers. [6]

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References

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  2. Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [235] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Spinaeschna tripunctata (Martin, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 138. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. 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   0643051368.
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 236. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.