Austrophlebia costalis

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

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

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]

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Male from below
Male head
Female wings
Male wings

References

^ ^a ^b Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163523A14258000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163523A14258000.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Tillyard, R.J. (1907). "New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 722–730 [724] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Species Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
^ Tillyard, Robert John (1917). The Biology of Dragonflies (PDF). pp. 322–323. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2010. I doubt if any greater speed than this occurs amongst Odonata

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163523A14258000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163523A14258000.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Tillyard, R.J. (1907). "New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 722–730 [724] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-3] "Species Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[Watson_book_1991-4] Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.

[Field_Guide-5] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[6] Tillyard, Robert John (1917). The Biology of Dragonflies (PDF). pp. 322–323. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2010. I doubt if any greater speed than this occurs amongst Odonata

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