Biology:Austroaeschna obscura
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
Sydney mountain darner | |
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Female Austroaeschna obscura | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Telephlebiidae |
Genus: | Austroaeschna |
Species: | A. obscura
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Binomial name | |
Austroaeschna obscura Theischinger, 1982[2]
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Austroaeschna obscura is a large species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[3] known as the Sydney mountain darner.[4] It is found in the Sydney Basin in Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.[5]
Austroaeschna obscura is a very dark dragonfly with distinct pale markings. It appears similar to the more widespread multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata.[4]
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See also
- List of dragonflies of Australia
References
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- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14255866A59256383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255866A59256383.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14255866/59256383. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther (1982). "A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 30 (87): 1–67 [15]. doi:10.1071/AJZS087.
- ↑ "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) obscura Theischinger, 1982". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna_obscura.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 118. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 196. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
Wikidata ☰ Q2629735 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroaeschna obscura.
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