Zosteraeschna minuscula

Zosteraeschna minuscula, the friendly hawker is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.^[1] Its natural habitats include ponds and still pools in montane streams.^[2]

Zosteraeschna minuscula
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Zosteraeschna
Species:	Z. minuscula
Binomial name
Zosteraeschna minuscula (MacLachlan, 1896)
Synonyms
Aeshna dolobrata; Aeshna minuscula

This is a fairly large species; 59–62 mm long with a wingspan of 76–83 mm. The thorax is brown with green stripes, and the abdomen is brown and blue. The eyes are green. It is similar to Pinheyschna subpupillata and Zosteraeschna usambarica, but has an anchor- or T-shaped mark on the frons. Males have a blue saddle on the abdomen near the thorax, and females and tenerals have an amber wash on the wings.^[2]

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  Male
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  Male in flight
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  Female
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  Female
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  Teneral female
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  Female ovipositing
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  Female ovipositing