''Austroaeschna obscura'' is a large species of
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 Sydney mountain darner.
It is found in the
Sydney Basin
The Sydney Basin is an interim Australian bioregion and is both a structural entity and a depositional area, now preserved on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia and with some of its eastern side now subsided beneath the Tasman Sea. ...
in Australia, where it inhabits rivers and streams.
''Austroaeschna obscura'' is a very dark dragonfly with distinct pale markings. It appears similar to the more widespread multi-spotted 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 ...
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Gallery
Female Sydney Mountain Darner (16950383038).jpg, Female ''Austroaeschna obscura''
Female Sydney Mountain Darner face (16515691064).jpg, Female face
Austroaeschna obscura female wings (34665462690).jpg, Female wings
Austroaeschna obscura male wings (34242598803).jpg, Male wings
See also
*
List of dragonflies of Australia
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2629735
Telephlebiidae
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Günther Theischinger
Insects described in 1982