Alpine darner explained

The alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,^[1] that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.^[2] Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.^[3]

Austroaeschna flavomaculata is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata, which is found in small mountain streams in south-eastern Australia.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 25 April 2017.
2. Web site: 2. Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard .
3. 10.1071/AJZS087. A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata : Aeshnidae : Brachytroninae). 1982. Theischinger. G.. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 30. 87. 1–67 .
4. Book: The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Theischinger. Günther. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978-0-64309-073-6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 122.