''Notoaeschna sagittata'' is a species of Australian

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 ...

of 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 southern riffle darner. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to eastern Australia, occurring south of the Hunter River, New South Wales, where it inhabits rapid streams. ''Notoaeschna sagittata'' is a large, dark brown to black dragonfly with yellow markings. It appears similar to ''

Notoaeschna geminata ''Notoaeschna geminata'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the northern riffle darner. It is endemic to eastern Australia, occurring north of the Hunter River, New South Wales, where it inhabits rapid streams. ''Notoae ...

'', the northern riffle darner, which occurs north of the Hunter River.

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Southern Riffle Darner mating - 8 wings (5359994724).jpg, Mating pair Notoaeschna sagittata female wings (34895831662).jpg, Photo of female wings Notoaeschna sagittata male wings (34249122913).jpg, Photo of male wings

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2585732 Aeshnidae Odonata of Australia Insects of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by René Martin Insects described in 1901

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