Biology:Austroaeschna subapicalis

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Conehead darner
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. subapicalis
Binomial name
Austroaeschna subapicalis
Theischinger, 1982[2]
Austroaeschna subapicalis distribution map.svg

Austroaeschna subapicalis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[3] known commonly as the conehead darner.[4] It inhabits mountain streams in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.[5]

Austroaeschna subapicalis is a very dark dragonfly with indistinct pale markings.[4] It appears similar to the mountain darner, Austroaeschna atrata,[4] which is found in alpine areas of southern New South Wales and Victoria.[5]

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See also

  • List of dragonflies of Australia

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna subapicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2017: e.T14255896A59256408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255896A59256408.en. 
  2. 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 [24]. doi:10.1071/AJZS087. 
  3. "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) subapicalis Theischinger, 1982". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna_subapicalis. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 130. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 197. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4366247 entry