Aeshnidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Odonata, class Insecta. The family contains 115 accepted species worldwide.
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Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805
Aeshna mixta is a small migratory aeshnid dragonfly with a diagnostic golf-tee a…
Telephlebia tryoni Tillyard, 1917
Telephlebia tryoni, the coastal evening darner, is an endemic Australian dark br…
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839
The azure darner (Aeshna septentrionalis) is a least-concern darner dragonfly fo…
Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867
Anax strenuus, the giant Hawaiian darner, is a large endemic Hawaiian dragonfly,…
Aeshna brevistyla Rambur, 1842
Aeshna brevistyla, the blue-spotted hawker, is a large dragonfly widespread acro…
Austroaeschna subapicalis Theischinger, 1982
Austroaeschna subapicalis, the conehead darner, is a large dark dragonfly found …
Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius, 1798)
Epiaeschna heros, the swamp darner, is a least-concern dragonfly species found i…
Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a large crepuscular dragonfly commonly found in wood-su…
Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907)
The southern giant darner (Austrophlebia costalis) is a large endemic Australian…
Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
Gynacantha bayadera is a crepuscular slender green dragonfly found in shady habi…
Austroaeschna unicornis (Martin, 1901)
Austroaeschna unicornis, the unicorn darner, is a marked brown-black dragonfly f…
Zosteraeschna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896)
Zosteraeschna minuscula, the friendly hawker, is a fairly large dragonfly specie…
Aeshnidae animals belong to the Odonata order in the Animalia kingdom. It looks similar to other aeshnid dragonflies, but can be definitively identified by a distinctive "golf-tee" shaped mark on the second segment of its abdomen (S2). For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Aeshnidae is classified in the order Odonata, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. It is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings that are not distinct.
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