Zosteraeschna minuscula
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| Zosteraeschna minuscula | |
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| File:Zosteraeschna minuscula Friendly Hawker 2013 01 20.jpg | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Zosteraeschna |
| Species: | Z. minuscula
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosteraeschna minuscula (MacLachlan, 1896)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aeshna dolobrata; Aeshna 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]
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
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Friendly hawker Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata
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