Gynacantha kirbyi

Gynacantha kirbyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,^[3] known as the slender duskhawker.^[4] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia,^[5] the Maluku Islands, Tanimbar and New Guinea.^[6]

Slender duskhawker
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Gynacantha
Species:	G. kirbyi
Binomial name
Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898[2]

Gynacantha kirbyi is a large, dull-coloured dragonfly with a strongly constricted waist in its abdomen at segment 3. Wings of the female have a brown colouring near their base. It is a crepuscular insect and flies at dawn and dusk.^[6]

Gallery

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  Male appendages
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia