''Austroaeschna'' is a

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in the diverse

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. Species of ''Austroaeschna'' are brown to black large dragonflies with dull or brightly coloured markings. One species is found in south-western Australia, while other species of ''Austroaeschna'' are

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to eastern Australia.

Species

The genus ''Austroaeschna'' includes the following species: * '' Austroaeschna anacantha'' – western darner * '' Austroaeschna atrata'' – mountain darner * '' Austroaeschna christine'' – S-spot darner * ''

Austroaeschna cooloola ''Austroaeschna cooloola'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the Wallum darner. It has been found in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits sandy and densely vegetated streams. ''Austroaesch ...

'' – wallum darner * '' Austroaeschna eungella'' – eungella darner * ''

Austroaeschna flavomaculata The alpine darner, ''Austroaeschna flavomaculata'', is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Com ...

'' – alpine darner * ''

Austroaeschna hardyi ''Austroaeschna hardyi'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the lesser Tasmanian darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in Western Tasmania, Australia. ''Austroaeschna hardyi'' is a dark dragonfly with dull ma ...

'' – lesser Tasmanian darner * ''

Austroaeschna inermis ''Austroaeschna inermis'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the whitewater darner. It inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia. ''Austroaeschna iner ...

'' – whitewater darner * ''

Austroaeschna ingrid ''Austroaeschna ingrid'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the Grampians darner. It is known only from the Grampians in western Victoria, Australia, where it inhabits small streams and bogs. ''Austroaeschna ...

'' - Grampians darner * '' Austroaeschna muelleri'' – Carnarvon darner * ''

Austroaeschna multipunctata ''Austroaeschna multipunctata'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the multi-spotted darner. It inhabits small mountain streams in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia. ''Austroaeschna mu ...

'' – multi-Spotted darner * ''

Austroaeschna obscura ''Austroaeschna obscura'' is a large species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the Sydney mountain darner. It is found in the Sydney Basin in Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams. ''Austroaeschna obscura'' is a ver ...

'' – Sydney mountain darner * ''

Austroaeschna parvistigma ''Austroaeschna parvistigma'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the swamp darner. It inhabits heavily vegetated and slow-flowing streams in eastern Australia, from northern New South Wales through Victoria, ...

'' – swamp darner * ''

Austroaeschna pinheyi ''Austroaeschna pinheyi'' is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as an inland darner. It has only been found in the Carnarvon Gorge vicinity of Central Queensland, where it inhabits streams. ''Austroaeschna pinh ...

'' – inland darner * '' Austroaeschna pulchra'' – forest darner * '' Austroaeschna sigma'' – sigma darner * ''

Austroaeschna speciosa ''Austroaeschna speciosa'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the tropical unicorn darner. It is known to be present only in the mountainous regions of north-east Queensland, Australia. It appears very similar to th ...

'' – tropical unicorn darner * ''

Austroaeschna subapicalis ''Austroaeschna subapicalis'' is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known commonly as the conehead darner. It inhabits mountain streams in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. ''Austroaeschna subapicalis'' is a very d ...

'' – conehead darner * ''

Austroaeschna tasmanica The Tasmanian darner, (''Austroaeschna tasmanica''), is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, which includes some of the world's largest dragonflies. It is found in Tasmania, Australia. The species was first described by Rob ...

'' – Tasmanian darner * ''

Austroaeschna unicornis ''Austroaeschna unicornis'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the unicorn darner. It is found in eastern Australia, from Brisbane to Tasmania and around Adelaide in South Australia, where it inhabits rivers and str ...

'' – unicorn darner

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1374120 Telephlebiidae Odonata of Australia Anisoptera genera Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Insects described in 1883