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{{short description|Species of dragonfly}}
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| authority = [[Robert John Tillyard|Tillyard]], 1916<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tillyard|first=R.J.|year=1916|title=Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of ''Telephlebia'' by Herbert Campion|url=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596215|journal=Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology|volume=33|pages=1-83 [47]|via=[[Biodiversity Heritage Library]]}}</ref>
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|authority=[[Robert John Tillyard|Tillyard]], 1916<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tillyard|first=R.J.|year=1916|title=Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of ''Telephlebia'' by Herbert Campion|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596215|journal=Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology|volume=33|pages=1–83 [47]|via=[[Biodiversity Heritage Library]]|doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x}}</ref>
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The '''alpine darner''', '''''Austroaeschna flavomaculata''''', is a [[species]] of [[dragonfly]] in the family [[Telephlebiidae]],<ref name="AFD species">{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna_(Austroaeschna)_flavomaculata|title=Species ''Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) flavomaculata'' Tillyard, 1916|last=|first=|date=2012|website=[[Australian Faunal Directory]]|publisher=[[Australian Biological Resources Study]]|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref>
The '''alpine darner''', '''''Austroaeschna flavomaculata''''', is a [[species]] of [[dragonfly]] in the family [[Aeshnidae]],<ref name="AFD">{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna_flavomaculata |title=Species ''Austroaeschna flavomaculata'' Tillyard, 1916|date=2022|website=[[Australian Faunal Directory]]|publisher=[[Australian Biological Resources Study]]|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Field Guide 2">{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last1=Theischinger|first1=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2021|isbn=9781486313747|location=Melbourne, Australia|edition=2nd}}</ref>
that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]].<ref>http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_499.htm</ref> Although the male was [[alpha taxonomy|first described]] in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1071/AJZS087| title = A revision of the Australian genera ''Austroaeschna'' Selys and ''Notoaeschna'' Tillyard (Odonata : Aeshnidae : Brachytroninae)| year = 1982| last1 = Theischinger | first1 = G.| journal = Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series| volume = 30| issue = 87| pages = 1–0 }}</ref>
that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. Although the male was [[alpha taxonomy|first described]] in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.<ref>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1071/AJZS087|title=A revision of the Australian genera ''Austroaeschna'' Selys and ''Notoaeschna'' Tillyard (Odonata : Aeshnidae : Brachytroninae)|year=1982|last1=Theischinger|first1=G.|journal=Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series|volume=30|issue=87|pages=1–67 }}</ref>


''Austroaeschna flavomaculata'' is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, ''[[Austroaeschna multipunctata]]'', which is found in small mountain streams in south-eastern Australia.<ref name="Field Guide">{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last=Theischinger|first=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978 0 64309 073 6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=122|quote=|via=}}</ref>
''Austroaeschna flavomaculata'' is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, ''[[Austroaeschna multipunctata]]'', which is found in small mountain streams in south-eastern Australia.<ref name="Field Guide 2" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="200" >
Austroaeschna flavomaculata male front.jpg | Front view of a male
Austroaeschna flavomaculata male front.jpg|Front view of a male
Austroaeschna flavomaculata female wings (35053160135).jpg | Female wings
Austroaeschna flavomaculata female wings (35053160135).jpg|Female wings
Austroaeschna flavomaculata male wings (35053168255).jpg | Male wings
Austroaeschna flavomaculata male wings (35053168255).jpg|Male wings
</gallery>
</gallery>


== References ==
==References==
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{{Commons category|Austroaeschna flavomaculata}}
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[[Category:Telephlebiidae]]
[[Category:Aeshnidae]]
[[Category:Odonata of Australia]]
[[Category:Odonata of Australia]]
[[Category:Insects of Australia]]
[[Category:Insects of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Australia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard]]
[[Category:Insects described in 1916]]
[[Category:Insects described in 1916]]
[[Category:Dragonflies]]

Latest revision as of 10:58, 27 August 2024

Alpine darner
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. flavomaculata
Binomial name
Austroaeschna flavomaculata

The alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3][4] that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.[5]

Austroaeschna flavomaculata is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata, which is found in small mountain streams in south-eastern Australia.[4]

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  • Front view of a male
    Front view of a male
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Austroaeschna flavomaculata.
  1. ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna flavomaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14255728A59256358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255728A59256358.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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: 1–83 [47]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Species Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486313747.
  5. ^ Theischinger, G. (1982). "A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata : Aeshnidae : Brachytroninae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 30 (87): 1–67. doi:10.1071/AJZS087.
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