Austroaeschna pulchra

Forest darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species: A. pulchra
Binomial name
Austroaeschna pulchra
Tillyard, 1909[1]

Austroaeschna pulchra is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the forest darner.[3] It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia, from around Brisbane through to Victoria.[4]

The male Austroaeschna pulchra is a brown to black dragonfly with yellow, green or blue markings; while the female is brown with yellow markings. They appear similar to the Carnarvon darner, Austroaeschna muelleri.[3]

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References

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  1. ↑ Martin, R. (1909). "Aeschnines". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps (in French). 19: 85-156 [91] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Austroaeschna (Pulchaeschna) pulchra Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 132. 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. 197. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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