''Austroaeschna christine'' is a species of large

dragonfly 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 threate ...

in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the S-spot darner. It is found in the vicinity of

Eungella National Park Eungella National Park ( ; meaning "Land of the clouds") is a protected area in Queensland, Australia. It is on the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungel ...

in North Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits the upper reaches of small streams. ''Austroaeschna christine'' is a dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the sigma darner, '' Austroaeschna sigma'', which is found in mountainous areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland and the multi-spotted darner, ''

Austroaeschna multipunctata ''Austroaeschna multipunctata'' is a species of large dragonfly 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 ...

'', which is found in the mountains of southern New South Wales and Victoria.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4761935 Telephlebiidae Odonata of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Günther Theischinger Insects described in 1993

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