Austrophlebia costalis

Southern giant darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austrophlebia
Species: A. costalis
Tillyard, 1907

Austrophlebia costalis, the southern giant darner, is a species of dragonfly endemic to Australia.[1]

This species is believed to be one of the fastest flying odonates, with an old reference claiming to have clocked one at nearly 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) but no modern confirmation.[2]

References

  1. Hawking, J. (2007). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. Tillyard, Robert John (1917). The Biology of Dragonflies (PDF). pp. 322–323. Retrieved 15 December 2010. I doubt if any greater speed than this occurs amongst Odonata
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