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Western Darner
Austroaeschna anacantha
Austroaeschna anacantha is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the western darner. It is found in south-western Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
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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. The species name anacantha is derived from Greek ἀν- (an-, "without") and ἄκανθα (akantha, "thorn"), referring to the absence of a large dorsal spine on segment 10 of the male, present in related species such as Austroaeschna parvistigma and Austroaeschna multipunctata.
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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 323592.