Tasmanian darner

Tasmanian darner
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species: A. tasmanica
Binomial name
Austroaeschna tasmanica
Tillyard, 1916 [1]

The Tasmanian darner (Austroaeschna tasmanica), is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, which includes some of the world's largest dragonflies. It is found in Tasmania, Australia.[2] The species was first described by Robert Tillyard in 1916 and inhabits streams and rivers.[3]

Also referred to as "hawkers", the name "darner" derives from the fact that the female abdomens look like a sewing needle, as they cut into plant stem when they lay their eggs through the ovipositor.

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