''Agyrtacantha'' is a

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dragonflies A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threa ...

in the

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Aeshnidae The Aeshnidae, also called aeshnids, hawkers, or darners, is a family of dragonflies. The family includes the largest dragonflies found in North America and Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its o ...

. Species of ''Agyrtacantha'' can be large, dull-coloured dragonflies.

Species

The genus ''Agyrtacantha'' includes the following species: *''

Agyrtacantha dirupta ''Agyrtacantha dirupta'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly known as the trifid duskhawker. It has been found from the Maluku Islands through Australia to the Pacific. ''Agyrtacantha dirupta'' is a large, dark dragonfly ...

'' – trifid dusthawker *''

Agyrtacantha microstigma ''Agyrtacantha'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. Species of ''Agyrtacantha'' can be large, dull-coloured dragonflies. Species The genus ''Agyrtacantha'' includes the following species: *''Agyrtacantha dirupta'' – trifid dus ...

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Agyrtacantha othello ''Agyrtacantha'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. Species of ''Agyrtacantha'' can be large, dull-coloured dragonflies. Species The genus ''Agyrtacantha'' includes the following species: *''Agyrtacantha dirupta'' – trifid dus ...

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Agyrtacantha tumidula ''Agyrtacantha'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. Species of ''Agyrtacantha'' can be large, dull-coloured dragonflies. Species The genus ''Agyrtacantha'' includes the following species: *'' Agyrtacantha dirupta'' – trifid du ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2242581 Aeshnidae Anisoptera genera Odonata of Australia Taxa named by Maurits Anne Lieftinck Insects described in 1937