Blue-spotted hawker

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Blue-spotted hawker
Adversaeschna brevistyla - Sandford.jpg
Female
Male Blue-spotted Hawker flank (13162768954).jpg
Male

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Adversaeschna
Watson, 1992[3]
Species:
A. brevistyla
Binomial name
Adversaeschna brevistyla
(Rambur, 1842)[2]
Adversaeschna brevistyla distribution map.svg

The blue-spotted hawker, scientific name Adversaeschna brevistyla, is the only known species of dragonfly of the genus Adversaeschna in the family Aeshnidae.[4][5][6]

Description[]

The blue-spotted hawker is a large dragonfly with a pair of pale stripes on either side of the thorax.[7] Mature males have blue eyes whilst females have brown eyes.

Distribution and habitat[]

The blue-spotted hawker is widespread across Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island[8] and some Pacific Islands.[4] Its presence has not been verified in the Northern Territory.[8]

It may be found near ponds and marshes as well as vegetation far from water.[4] It prefers still water but may also be found along calm streams.[7]

Gallery[]

  • Female side view

  • Female

  • Male

  • Male body detail

  • Male tip of tail

  • Female ovipositing, depositing her eggs in a dam

  • Larva

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

References[]

  1. ^ Rowe, R. & Marinov, M. (2013). "Aeshna brevistyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197095A2479980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197095A2479980.en.
  2. ^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [205] – via Gallica.
  3. ^ Watson, J.A.L. (1992). "The affinities of Aeshna brevistyla (Rambur) (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)". Odonatologica. 21 (4): 453–471 [470] – via natuurtijdschriften.nl.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.
  5. ^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  6. ^ "Species Adversaeschna brevistyla (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Chew, Peter (2009-01-21). "Blue-spotted Hawker - Adversaeschna brevistyla". Brisbane Insects and Spiders. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aeshna brevistyla". CSIRO Entomology. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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