''Austroaeschna ingrid'' is a species of large
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 ...
,
known as the Grampians darner. It is known only from the
Grampians
The Grampian Mountains () is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian range extends northeast to so ...
in western Victoria, Australia, where it inhabits small streams and bogs.
''Austroaeschna ingrid'' is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the S-spot darner, ''
Austroaeschna christine'', the multi-spotted darner, ''
Austroaeschna multipunctata'', and the Sydney mountain darner, ''
Austroaeschna obscura''.
Gallery
Austroaeschna ingrid female wings (34888862062).jpg, Female wings
Austroaeschna ingrid male wings (34209480384).jpg, Male wings
See also
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List of dragonflies of Australia
This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.
Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.
The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infr ...
References
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Aeshnidae
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Günther Theischinger
Insects described in 2008