Agyrtacantha dirupta

Trifid duskhawker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Agyrtacantha
Species: A. dirupta
Binomial name
Agyrtacantha dirupta
(Karsch, 1889)[1]

Agyrtacantha dirupta is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[2] commonly known as the trifid duskhawker.[3] It has been found from the Maluku Islands through Australia to the Pacific.[3][4]

Agyrtacantha dirupta is a large, dark dragonfly with green, brown and black colour variations. It inhabits still and brackish water. Adults are nomadic and fly at dusk.[5]

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  1. ↑ Karsch, F. (1889). "Neue Aeschniden der indo-australischen Region". Entomologische Nachrichten (in German). Dresden. 15: 236-239 [236] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Agyrtacantha dirupta (Karsch, 1889)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  5. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
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