Paddle-tipped duskhawker | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Gynacantha |
Species: | G. mocsaryi
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Binomial name | |
Gynacantha mocsaryi | |
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Gynacantha mocsaryi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] known as the paddle-tipped duskhawker. [4] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia, [5] the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. [6]
Gynacantha mocsaryi is a large, dark coloured dragonfly with a strongly constricted waist in its abdomen at segment 3. Adult males have a blue colouring. It is a crepuscular insect and flies at dawn and dusk. [6]
Paddle-tipped duskhawker | |
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Male | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Gynacantha |
Species: | G. mocsaryi
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Binomial name | |
Gynacantha mocsaryi | |
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Gynacantha mocsaryi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] known as the paddle-tipped duskhawker. [4] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia, [5] the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. [6]
Gynacantha mocsaryi is a large, dark coloured dragonfly with a strongly constricted waist in its abdomen at segment 3. Adult males have a blue colouring. It is a crepuscular insect and flies at dawn and dusk. [6]