''Austrogynacantha'' is a genus 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

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 ...

. ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'', commonly known as the Australian duskhawker, is the only known species of this genus which is found in Australia and New Caledonia. ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'' is a medium-sized dragonfly, darkly coloured with bright green or yellow markings. It is a vagrant, is active at dawn and dusk, and inhabits still waters.

Gallery

Australian Duskhawker 0813.jpg, Close-up of head Austrogynacantha heterogena female wings (34927915861).jpg, Female ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'' wings Austrogynacantha heterogena male wings (34927920891).jpg, Male ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'' wings

Note

The Australian duskhawker, ''Austrogynacantha heterogena'', should not be confused with almost-similarly named

Australasian duskhawker ''Anaciaeschna jaspidea'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly known as the Australasian duskhawker and Rusty darner. It widely distributed from India through Australia to the Pacific. Description and habitat It is a large ...

, ''Anaciaeschna jaspidea'', a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q3038364, from2=Q2192778 Aeshnidae Anisoptera genera Monotypic Odonata genera Odonata of Australia Odonata of Oceania Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard Insects described in 1908