Zosteraeschna minuscula

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Zosteraeschna minuscula
Zosteraeschna minuscula Friendly Hawker 2013 01 20.jpg
Female

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Zosteraeschna
Species:
Z. minuscula
Binomial name
Zosteraeschna minuscula
(MacLachlan, 1896)
Synonyms

Aeshna dolobrata; Aeshna minuscula

Zosteraeschna minuscula, the friendly hawker is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.[1] Its natural habitats include ponds and still pools in montane streams.[2]

This is a fairly large species; 59–62 mm long with a wingspan of 76–83 mm. The thorax is brown with green stripes, and the abdomen is brown and blue. The eyes are green. It is similar to Pinheyschna subpupillata and , but has an anchor- or T-shaped mark on the frons. Males have a blue saddle on the abdomen near the thorax, and females and tenerals have an amber wash on the wings.[2]

  • Male

  • Male in flight

  • Female

  • Female

  • Teneral female

  • Female ovipositing

  • Female ovipositing

References[]

  1. ^ a b Suhling, F. (2010). "Zosteraeschna minuscula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T63193A12616834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63193A12616834.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620298871.
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