''Austroaeschna obscura'' is a large species 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 ...
,
known as the Sydney mountain darner.
It is found in the
Sydney Basin
The Sydney Basin is an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, interim Australian bioregion and is both a structural entity and a depositional area, now preserved on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia and with some of its ...
in Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
''Austroaeschna obscura'' is a very dark dragonfly with distinct pale markings. It appears similar to the more widespread multi-spotted darner, ''
Austroaeschna multipunctata''.
Gallery
Female Sydney Mountain Darner (16950383038).jpg, Female ''Austroaeschna obscura''
Female Sydney Mountain Darner face (16515691064).jpg, Female face
Austroaeschna obscura female wings (34665462690).jpg, Female wings
Austroaeschna obscura male wings (34242598803).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 1982