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Austrophlebia costalis

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Species of dragonfly

Southern giant darner
Male
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austrophlebia
Species: A. costalis
Binomial name
Austrophlebia costalis
(Tillyard, 1907)

Austrophlebia costalis, the southern giant darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae endemic to eastern Australia.

Austrophlebia costalis is an enormous dark dragonfly with strong yellow markings on its body and a brown band along the leading edge of its wings. It inhabits streams and may be found on logs in shady areas.

This species is believed to be one of the fastest flying odonates, with an old reference claiming to have clocked one at nearly 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) but no modern confirmation.

Gallery

  • Male from below Male from below
  • Male head Male head
  • Female wings Female wings
  • Male wings Male wings

See also

References

  1. ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163523A14258000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163523A14258000.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1907). "New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 722–730 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. 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 0643051368.
  5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  6. Tillyard, Robert John (1917). The Biology of Dragonflies (PDF). pp. 322–323. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2010. I doubt if any greater speed than this occurs amongst Odonata
Taxon identifiers
Austrophlebia costalis
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