Aeshnidae (family)

Hawkers at Cotter River, ACT

Aeshnidae (family) at Cotter River, ACT - 28 Dec 2021
Aeshnidae (family) at Cotter River, ACT - 28 Dec 2021
Aeshnidae (family) at Cotter River, ACT - 28 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Aeshnidae (family) 7 Jan 2022 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 6 Jan 2022 Tapirlord

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Large dragonfly.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   7 Jan 2022
It's one of the Austroaeschna darners, possibly a Mountain Darner, but it looks like it may be fairly recently emerged and, combined with the dorsal-only angle and slight lack of focus, it's not possible to be sure. And for some reason I no longer have the required access to create a category for the genus Austroaeschna (which would be preferable to leaving it at family level).

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  • 28 Dec 2021 03:16 PM Recorded on
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