Acanthaeschna victoria

Thylacine darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Acanthaeschna
Selys, 1883[2]
Species: A. victoria
Binomial name
Acanthaeschna victoria
Martin, 1901[3]

Acanthaeschna victoria, the thylacine darner, is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae.[4] It is the only member of the genus Acanthaeschna.[5][6] Acanthaeschna victoria is endemic to coastal areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. Its natural habitat is intertidal marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Acanthaeschna victoria is a large, brown dragonfly with black and cream markings on the side of its body. It has clear wings.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Acanthaeschna victoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification.". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712-748 [732] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Martin, Rene (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220-248 [233] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ "Species Acanthaeschna victoria Martin, 1901". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Genus Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 134. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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