Blue-spotted hawker

Blue-spotted hawker
Female
Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus:
Watson, 1992[3]
Species:
A. brevistyla
Binomial name
Adversaeschna brevistyla
(Rambur, 1842)[2]

The blue-spotted hawker (Adversaeschna brevistyla) is the only known species of dragonfly of the genus Adversaeschna in the family Aeshnidae.[4][5][6]

Description

The blue-spotted hawker is a large dragonfly with a pair of pale stripes on either side of the thorax.[7] Mature males have blue eyes whilst females have brown eyes.

Distribution and habitat

The blue-spotted hawker is widespread across Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island[8] and some Pacific Islands.[4] Its presence has not been verified in the Northern Territory.[8]

It may be found near ponds and marshes as well as vegetation far from water.[4] It prefers still water but may also be found along calm streams.[7]

  • Female side view
    Female side view
  • Female
    Female
  • Male
    Male
  • Male body detail
    Male body detail
  • Male tip of tail
    Male tip of tail
  • Female ovipositing, depositing her eggs in a dam
    Female ovipositing, depositing her eggs in a dam
  • Larva
    Larva
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

References

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  1. ^ Rowe, R.; Marinov, M. (2020). "Adversaeschna brevistyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T197095A83372228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T197095A83372228.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [205] – via Gallica.
  3. ^ Watson, J.A.L. (1992). "The affinities of Aeshna brevistyla (Rambur) (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)". Odonatologica. 21 (4): 453–471 [470] – via natuurtijdschriften.nl.
  4. ^ a b c Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.
  5. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  6. ^ "Species Adversaeschna brevistyla (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b Chew, Peter (2009-01-21). "Blue-spotted Hawker - Adversaeschna brevistyla". Brisbane Insects and Spiders. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  8. ^ a b "Aeshna brevistyla". CSIRO Entomology. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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