Dendroaeschna

Wide-faced darner
Female Dendroaeschna conspersa Canberra Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Dendroaeschna
Tillyard, 1916[3]
Species:
D. conspersa
Binomial name
Dendroaeschna conspersa
(Tillyard, 1907)[2]

Dendroaeschna is a monotypic genus of Australian dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.[4] The only known species of this genus is Dendroaeschna conspersa,[5][6] commonly known as a wide-faced darner.[7]

Dendroaeschna conspersa is a medium-sized, brown to black dragonfly with pale markings.[8] It is endemic to eastern Australia,[7] where it inhabits lowland streams.[9]

  • Female face on
    Female face on
  • Female from above
    Female from above
  • Female Dendroaeschna conspersa wings
    Female Dendroaeschna conspersa wings
  • Male Dendroaeschna conspersa wings
    Male Dendroaeschna conspersa wings

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References

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  1. ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Dendroaeschna conspersa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163546A14258316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163546A14258316.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1907). "New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31 (1906): 722–730 [727] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33 (222): 1–83 [42]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ "Genus Dendroaeschna Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Species Dendroaeschna conspersa (Tillyard, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  7. ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
  8. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 978-0643051362.
  9. ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.