Austrophlebia costalis explained

Austrophlebia costalis, the southern giant darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae[1] endemic to eastern Australia.

Austrophlebia costalis is an enormous dark dragonfly with strong yellow markings on its body and a brown band along the leading edge of its wings.[2] It inhabits streams and may be found on logs in shady areas.[3]

This species is believed to be one of the fastest flying odonates, with an old reference claiming to have clocked one at nearly but no modern confirmation.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907). 2022. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 28 August 2024.
  2. Book: The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata . Watson. J.A.L.. Theischinger. G.. Abbey. H.M.. CSIRO. 1991. 0643051368. Melbourne.
  3. Book: The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Theischinger. Günther. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978-0-64309-073-6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 136.
  4. Book: Tillyard, Robert John. The Biology of Dragonflies. 1917. 322–323. 15 December 2010. I doubt if any greater speed than this occurs amongst Odonata. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703054703/http://medusa.jcu.edu.au/odonata_digital_literature/Tillyard/tillyard_1917_book_searchable.pdf. dead.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Austrophlebia costalis".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.