Biology:Austroaeschna muelleri

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

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

Austroaeschna muelleri is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[3] known as the Carnarvon darner.[4] It has been found only in Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits small rocky streams.[5]

The male Austroaeschna muelleri is black with blue markings, while the female is brown with yellow markings.[4]

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See also

  • List of dragonflies of Australia

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna muelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14255740A59256378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255740A59256378.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14255740/59256378. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  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 [10]. doi:10.1071/AJZS087. 
  3. "Species Austroaeschna (Pulchaeschna) muelleri Theischinger, 1982". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna_muelleri. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 132. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. 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 ☰ Q2574911 entry