Biology:Austroaeschna christine

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

S-spot darner
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. christine
Binomial name
Austroaeschna christine
Theischinger, 1993[1]
Austroaeschna christine distribution map.svg

Austroaeschna christine is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the S-spot darner.[3] It is found in the vicinity of Eungella National Park in North Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits the upper reaches of small streams.[4]

Austroaeschna christine is a dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the sigma darner, Austroaeschna sigma,[1] which is found in mountainous areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland[4] and the multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata,[3] which is found in the mountains of southern New South Wales and Victoria.[4]

See also

  • List of dragonflies of Australia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Theischinger, Gunther (1993). "Two new species of Austroaeschna Selys from Queensland, Australia (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae).". Linzer Biologische Beiträge 25 (2): 805–819. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/LBB_0025_2_0805-0819.pdf. 
  2. "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) christine Theischinger, 1993". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna_christine. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 120. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 195. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 

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