''Dromaeschna'' is a
genus
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of
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
family
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Telephlebiidae
Telephlebiidae is a family of dragonflies
endemic to eastern and south-western Australia.
They are medium-sized to very large dragonflies, generally found around streams.
The family Telephlebiidae is not recognised in the World Odonata List at t ...
.
Species of ''Dromaeschna'' are large dragonflies
endemic
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to north-eastern Australia.
Species
The genus ''Dromaeschna'' includes the following 2 species:
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Dromaeschna forcipata'' – green-striped darner
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Dromaeschna weiskei'' – ochre-tipped darner
See also
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List of Odonata species of Australia
This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.
Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.
The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infr ...
References
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Telephlebiidae
Anisoptera genera
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Friedrich Förster
Insects described in 1908