Agyrtacantha dirupta
Trifid duskhawker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Agyrtacantha |
Species: | A. dirupta
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Binomial name | |
Agyrtacantha dirupta | |
Agyrtacantha dirupta is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] commonly known as the trifid duskhawker.[4] It has been found from the Maluku Islands through Australia to the Pacific.[4][5]
Agyrtacantha dirupta is a large, dark dragonfly with green, brown and black colour variations. It inhabits still and brackish water. Adults are nomadic and fly at dusk.[6]
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Female wings
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Agyrtacantha dirupta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83304709A83373261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83304709A83373261.en.
- ^ Karsch, F. (1889). "Neue Aeschniden der indo-australischen Region". Entomologische Nachrichten (in German). Dresden. 15: 236–239 [236] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Agyrtacantha dirupta (Karsch, 1889)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Aeshnidae
- Odonata of Australia
- Odonata of Oceania
- Insects of Australia
- Insects of Indonesia
- Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch
- Insects described in 1889