Alpine darner
| Austroasechna flavomaculata | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Austroaeschna |
| Species: | A. flavomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916 [1] | |
The alpine darner (Austroaeschna flavomaculata) is a species of dragonfly that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.[2] Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.[3]
References
- ↑ "Species Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_499.htm
- ↑ Theischinger, G. (1982). "A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna selys and Notoaeschna tillyard (Odonata : Aeshnidae : Brachytroninae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 30 (87): 1–0. doi:10.1071/AJZS087.
Front view of a male.
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