Biology:Anaciaeschna jaspidea

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Anaciaeschna jaspidea
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Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Species:
A. jaspidea
Binomial name
Anaciaeschna jaspidea
(Burmeister, 1839)[2]
Anaciaeschna jaspidea distribution map.svg

Anaciaeschna jaspidea[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[4] commonly known as the Australasian duskhawker[5] and Rusty darner.[6] It widely distributed from India through Australia to the Pacific.[5][7]

Description and habitat

It is a large brown dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is reddish-brown, with two broad greenish-yellow stripes on each side. Wings are transparent with pterostigma, reddish-brown. Abdomen is reddish-brown, marked with azure-blue, white, and yellow. Segment 1 has a large pale yellow spot on each side. Segment 2 has white marks on the sides and azure-blue on the dorsum with a broad spot of reddish-brown on mid-dorsum. Segment 3 to 7 are brown on dorsum with black apical annules. Segments 8 to 10 are darker on dorsum with a pair of dorsal apical spots. Anal appendages are dark reddish-brown. Female is similar to the male.[8][9]

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

It is a crepuscular species, flies during dawn and dusk. It is common in marshes surrounded by woods where it breeds.[9][10]

Note

The Australasian duskhawker, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, should not be confused with almost-similarly named Australian duskhawker, Austrogynacantha heterogena, a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia
  • List of odonata species of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2020). "Anaciaeschna jaspidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T167168A83376355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167168A83376355.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167168/83376355. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Burmeister, Hermann (1839) (in la, de). Handbuch der Entomologie. 2. Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [840]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8223200. 
  3. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  4. ↑ "Species Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Anaciaeschna_jaspidea. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 148. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  6. ↑ "Anaciaeschna jaspidea Burmeister, 1839". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226565. 
  7. ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 183–184. ISBN 9788181714954. 
  8. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 152–154. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3. 
  10. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 190. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 

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