''Austrogynacantha'' is a genus of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threat ...

in the family

Aeshnidae Aeshnidae, also called aeshnids, hawkers, or darners, is a family of dragonflies, found nearly worldwide, with more than 50 genera and over 450 species. The family includes some of the largest dragonflies. Description Common worldwide or nearl ...

. ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'', commonly known as the Australian duskhawker, is the only known species of this genus which is found in Australia and New Caledonia. ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'' is a medium-sized dragonfly, darkly coloured with bright green or yellow markings. It is a vagrant, is active at dawn and dusk, and inhabits still waters.

Gallery

Male Australian Duskhawker imported from iNaturalist photo 112693977.jpg , Male Australian Duskhawker 0813.jpg, Close-up of head Australian Duskhawker mating imported from iNaturalist photo 64295840.jpg , Mating, male above Austrogynacantha heterogena female wings (34927915861).jpg, Female ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'' wings Austrogynacantha heterogena male wings (34927920891).jpg, Male ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'' wings

Note

The Australian duskhawker, ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'', should not be confused with almost-similarly named Australasian duskhawker, ''Anaciaeschna jaspidea'', a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q3038364, from2=Q2192778 Aeshnidae Anisoptera genera Monotypic Odonata genera Odonata of Australia Odonata of Oceania Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard Insects described in 1908