Anaciaeschna jaspidea

Anaciaeschna jaspidea[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[4] commonly known as the Australasian duskhawker[5] and Rusty darner.[6] It widely distributed from India through Australia to the Pacific.[5][7]

Anaciaeschna jaspidea
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Species:
A. jaspidea
Binomial name
Anaciaeschna jaspidea

Description and habitat

It is a large brown dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is reddish-brown, with two broad greenish-yellow stripes on each side. Wings are transparent with pterostigma, reddish-brown. Abdomen is reddish-brown, marked with azure-blue, white, and yellow. Segment 1 has a large pale yellow spot on each side. Segment 2 has white marks on the sides and azure-blue on the dorsum with a broad spot of reddish-brown on mid-dorsum. Segment 3 to 7 are brown on dorsum with black apical annules. Segments 8 to 10 are darker on dorsum with a pair of dorsal apical spots. Anal appendages are dark reddish-brown. Female is similar to the male.[8][9]

  • Female wings
  • Male wings

It is a crepuscular species, flies during dawn and dusk. It is common in marshes surrounded by woods where it breeds.[9][10]

Note

The Australasian duskhawker, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, should not be confused with almost-similarly named Australian duskhawker, Austrogynacantha heterogena, a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2010). "Anaciaeschna jaspidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167168A6311033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167168A6311033.en.
  2. Burmeister, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie (in Latin and German). 2. Berlin: T.C.F. Enslin. pp. 805–862 [840] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  4. "Species Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  6. "Anaciaeschna jaspidea Burmeister, 1839". indiabiodiversity.org. India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 183–184. ISBN 9788181714954.
  8. 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.
  9. C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 152–154.
  10. 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.
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