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
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2007). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ↑ 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, December 26, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.