Austroaeschna hardyi

Lesser Tasmanian darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species: A. hardyi
Binomial name
Austroaeschna hardyi
Tillyard, 1917[1]

Austroaeschna hardyi is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the lesser Tasmanian darner.[3] It inhabits streams and rivers in western Tasmania, Australia.[4]

Austroaeschna hardyi is a dark dragonfly with dull markings. It appears similar to the Tasmanian darner, Austroaeschna tasmanica.[3]

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References

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  1. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1917). "On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 450-479 [461]. ISSN 0370-047X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) hardyi Tillyard, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 128. 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. 195. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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