Austroaeschna eungella

Austroaeschna eungella is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the Eungella darner.[3] It is found in the vicinity of Eungella National Park in North Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rocky streams in the rainforest.[4]

Eungella darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Telephlebiidae
Genus:	Austroaeschna
Species:	A. eungella
Binomial name
Austroaeschna eungella Theischinger, 1993[1]

Austroaeschna eungella is a black or brown dragonfly with pale markings. It resembles the dark forest darner, Austroaeschna pulchra,[1] which is found further south from near Brisbane through to Victoria.[4]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of dragonflies of Australia

References

1. Theischinger, Gunther (1993). "Two new species of Austroaeschna Selys from Queensland, Australia (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 25 (2): 805–819 – via Zobodat.
2. "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) eungella Theischinger, 1993". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
4. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 195. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.