Alpine darner

Austroaeschna flavomaculata

The alpine darner, ''Austroaeschna flavomaculata'', is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, 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.
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Appearance

''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.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyAeshnidae
GenusAustroaeschna
SpeciesA. flavomaculata
Photographed in
Australia