Gynacantha mocsaryi
| Paddle-tipped duskhawker | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Gynacantha |
| Species: | G. mocsaryi |
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| Gynacantha mocsaryi | |
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Gynacantha mocsaryi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[4] known as the paddle-tipped duskhawker.[5] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia,[6] the Maluku Islands and New Guinea.[7]
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.[7]
Etymology
The genus name Gynacantha is derived from Greek γυνή (gynē, “woman”) and ἄκανθα (akantha, “thorn”). The name refers to the spines at the end of the female abdomen.[8]
In 1898, Friedrich Förster named this species mocsaryi, an eponym honouring the entomologist Alexander Mocsáry (1841–1915), custodian of the Hungarian National Museum.[2][8][9]
Gallery
Recently emerged male, Cairns
Abdomen is strongly constricted at segment 3
Male appendages.jpg)
Female wings.jpg)
Male wings
See also
References
- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Gynacantha mocsaryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87531118A87533961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531118A87533961.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 Förster, F. (1898). "Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea". Természetrajzi Füzetek (in German). 21: 271–302 [292] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Species Gynacantha mocsaryi Föster, 1898". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- 1 2 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. p. 278. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.
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