Notoaeschna sagittata

Notoaeschna sagittata is a species of Australian dragonfly of the family Telephlebiidae,[3] known as the southern riffle darner.[4] It is endemic to eastern Australia,[4] occurring south of the Hunter River, New South Wales, where it inhabits rapid streams.[5]

Southern riffle darner
Mating pair, female is upside down
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Notoaeschna
Species:
N. sagittata
Binomial name
Notoaeschna sagittata
(Martin, 1901)[2]

Notoaeschna sagittata is a large, dark brown to black dragonfly with yellow markings.[6] It appears similar to Notoaeschna geminata, the northern riffle darner, which occurs north of the Hunter River.[4]

  • Mating pair
  • Photo of female wings
  • Photo of male wings
  • From: Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Odonata of the world (1994)

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Notoaeschna sagittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14259877A59256433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14259877A59256433.en.
  2. Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [236] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Notoaeschna sagittata (Martin, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 230. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  6. 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.
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