Tasmanian darner | |
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Female laying her eggs | |
Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Austroaeschna |
Species: | A. tasmanica |
Binomial name | |
Austroaeschna tasmanica | |
The Tasmanian darner, (Austroaeschna tasmanica), is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] which includes some of the world's largest dragonflies. It is found in Tasmania, Australia. The species was first described by Robert Tillyard in 1916 and inhabits streams and rivers. [4]
Also referred to as "hawkers", the name "darner" derives from the fact that the female abdomen looks like a sewing needle, as it cuts into a plant stem when the female dragonfly lays her eggs through her ovipositor.
The Tasmanian darner is a stout, dark dragonfly with a very dark colouring and light markings. It appears similar to the lesser Tasmanian darner, Austroaeschna hardyi . [4]
The alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.
Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Aeshnidae.
Sjöstedt, 1917 Austroaeschna speciosa is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the tropical unicorn darner. It is known to be present only in the mountainous regions of north-east Queensland, Australia. It appears very similar to the more widespread Austroaeschna unicornis which inhabits areas in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Austroaeschna obscura is a large species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Sydney mountain darner. It is found in the Sydney Basin in Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
Austroaeschna unicornis is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the unicorn darner. It is found in eastern Australia, from Brisbane to Tasmania and around Adelaide in South Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
Austroaeschna anacantha is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the western darner. It is found in south-western Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
Austroaeschna muelleri is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Carnarvon darner. It has been found only in Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits small rocky streams.
Austroaeschna subapicalis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known commonly as the conehead darner. It inhabits mountain streams in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.
Austroaeschna sigma is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the sigma darner. It inhabits the upper reaches of small mountain streams in New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Dromaeschna forcipata is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known commonly as the green-striped darner. It generally inhabits streams in coastal rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Austroaeschna hardyi is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the lesser Tasmanian darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in Western Tasmania, Australia.
Austroaeschna pulchra is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the forest darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia, from around Brisbane through to Victoria.
Austroaeschna ingrid is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the Grampians darner. It is known only from the Grampians in western Victoria, Australia, where it inhabits small streams and bogs.
Synthemis tasmanica is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae, known as the Tasmanian swamp tigertail. It is found in Tasmania, Australia, where it inhabits seepages and bogs. It is a slender, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings.
Notoaeschna geminata is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the northern riffle darner. It is endemic to eastern Australia, occurring north of the Hunter River, New South Wales, where it inhabits rapid streams.
Spinaeschna watsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the tropical cascade darner. It is a medium to large, dark brown dragonfly with greenish-yellow markings. It is endemic to north-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.
Telephlebia brevicauda is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the southern evening darner. It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings. It is endemic to eastern Australia, occurring in alpine New South Wales and Victoria, where it inhabits boggy areas, and flies at dusk.
Telephlebia cyclops is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the northern evening darner. It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings. It is endemic to eastern Australia, where it has been found at tropical waterfalls, and flies at dusk.
Telephlebia tillyardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the tropical evening darner. It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings. It is endemic to north-eastern Australia, where it inhabits stream margins, and flies at dusk.
Dendroaeschna is a monotypic genus of Australian dragonflies in the family Brachytronidae. The only known species of this genus is Dendroaeschna conspersa, commonly known as a wide-faced darner.