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Double-spined Darners and Duskhawkers
Gynacantha
Gynacantha is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.
The females have two prominent spines under the last abdominal segment. This gives the genus name (from Greek female and thorn) and the common name two-spined darners; they are also known as duskhawkers.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 101 known species
Twilight Darner
speciesGynacantha nervosa
Dingy Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha subinterrupta
Indian Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha dravida
Dark-saddled Darner
speciesGynacantha membranalis
Bar-sided Darner
speciesGynacantha mexicana
Blue-spotted Dusk-hawker
speciesGynacantha japonica
Grey Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha rosenbergi
Paddle-tipped Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha mocsaryi
Spear-tail Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha dohrni
Cave Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha nourlangie
Small Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha bayadera
Parakeet Darner
speciesGynacantha millardi
Golden-tipped Darner
speciesGynacantha tibiata
Pale-banded Darner
speciesGynacantha gracilis
Lesser Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha dobsoni
Gynacantha ryukyuensis
speciesGynacantha ryukyuensis
Spoon-tailed Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha basiguttata
Gynacantha bifida
speciesGynacantha bifida
Helen's Darner
speciesGynacantha helenga
Little Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha manderica
Eastern Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha usambarica
Black-kneed Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha bullata
Gynacantha saltatrix
speciesGynacantha saltatrix
Greater Girdled Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha cylindrata
Gynacantha interioris
speciesGynacantha interioris
Brown Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha villosa
Gynacantha khasiaca
speciesGynacantha khasiaca
Gynacantha adela
speciesGynacantha adela
Slender Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha kirbyi
Gynacantha klagesi
speciesGynacantha klagesi
Gynacantha litoralis
speciesGynacantha litoralis
Gynacantha bispina
speciesGynacantha bispina
Gynacantha tenuis
speciesGynacantha tenuis
Gynacantha demeter
speciesGynacantha demeter
Auricled Darner
speciesGynacantha auricularis
Gynacantha musa
speciesGynacantha musa
Gynacantha incisura
speciesGynacantha incisura
Gynacantha convergens
speciesGynacantha convergens
Yellow-legged Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha nigeriensis
Gynacantha bainbriggei
speciesGynacantha bainbriggei
Gynacantha maclachlani
speciesGynacantha maclachlani
Gynacantha phaeomeria
speciesGynacantha phaeomeria
Gynacantha limbalis
speciesGynacantha limbalis
Gynacantha radama
speciesGynacantha radama
Gynacantha vitiana
speciesGynacantha vitiana
Giant Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha africana
Gynacantha malgassica
speciesGynacantha malgassica
Yellow-legged Darner
speciesGynacantha caudata
Lesser Girdled Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha vesiculata
Chartreuse Darner
speciesGynacantha vargasi
Gynacantha anandmati
speciesGynacantha anandmati
Cuban Darner
speciesGynacantha ereagris
Victoria's Duskhawker
speciesGynacantha victoriae
Gynacantha hova
speciesGynacantha hova
Gynacantha arnaudi
speciesGynacantha arnaudi
Gynacantha chelifera
speciesGynacantha chelifera
Gynacantha rotundata
speciesGynacantha rotundata
Little Brown Darner
speciesGynacantha laticeps
Gynacantha corbeti
speciesGynacantha corbeti
Gynacantha apicalis
speciesGynacantha apicalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 88677.