''Agyrtacantha dirupta'' is a species of

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in the family

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, commonly known as the trifid duskhawker. It has been found from the

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through Australia to the

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. ''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.

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Agyrtacantha dirupta female wings (34921240491).jpg, Female wings

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1952299 Aeshnidae Odonata of Australia Odonata of Oceania Insects of Australia Insects of Indonesia Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch Insects described in 1889

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