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Lesser Tasmanian Darner
Austroaeschna hardyi
Austroaeschna hardyi is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the lesser Tasmanian darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in Western Tasmania, Australia.
Austroaeschna hardyi is a dark dragonfly with dull markings. It appears similar to the Tasmanian darner, Austroaeschna tasmanica.
From the article Austroaeschna hardyi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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The genus name Austroaeschna combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Aeshna, a genus of dragonflies. In 1917, Robin Tillyard named this species hardyi, likely an eponym honouring G. H. Hardy (1882-1966), Assistant Curator of the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, from 1913 to 1917.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323552.