Austrophlebia costalis

Austrophlebia costalis, the southern giant darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae^[3] endemic to eastern Australia.^[1]

Southern giant darner
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Austrophlebia
Species:	A. costalis
Binomial name
Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907)[2]

Austrophlebia costalis is an enormous dark dragonfly with strong yellow markings on its body and a brown band along the leading edge of its wings.^[4] It inhabits streams and may be found on logs in shady areas.^[5]

This species is believed to be one of the fastest flying odonates, with an old reference claiming to have clocked one at nearly 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) but no modern confirmation.^[6]

Gallery

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  Male from below
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  Male head
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia