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Acanthaeschna victoria

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(Redirected from Acanthaeschna) Species of dragonfly

Thylacine darner
Male
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Acanthaeschna
Selys, 1883
Species: A. victoria
Binomial name
Acanthaeschna victoria
Martin, 1901

Acanthaeschna victoria, the thylacine darner, is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is the only member of the genus Acanthaeschna. Acanthaeschna victoria is rare and endemic to coastal areas of both southern and northern New South Wales as well as southern Queensland. Its natural habitat is intertidal marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Acanthaeschna victoria is a large, brown dragonfly with a distinctive dark band on the side of its body that runs from the head to the abdomen. It has clear wings with a small dark stain at the nodus, the joint near the middle of the leading edge of each wing.

Gallery

  • Female Female
  • Female from below Female from below
  • Female showing a broad dark band on the side of her body Female showing a broad dark band on the side of her body
  • Eyes Eyes
  • Female wings Female wings
  • Male wings Male wings

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Acanthaeschna victoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T43A14255260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T43A14255260.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Martin, Rene (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 . Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Selys-Longchamps, E (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 . Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. "Species Acanthaeschna victoria Martin, 1901". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. 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.
  7. "Genus Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Taxon identifiers
Acanthaeschna victoria
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