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Cave Duskhawker
Gynacantha nourlangie
Gynacantha nourlangie is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the cave duskhawker. It inhabits pools in caves in northern Australia.
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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. The species name nourlangie refers to Nourlangie Creek in western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, where the species was first recorded.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323629.