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Forest Darner
Austroaeschna pulchra
Austroaeschna pulchra is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the forest darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia, from around Brisbane through to Victoria.
From the article Austroaeschna pulchra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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The genus name Austroaeschna combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Aeshna, a genus of dragonflies. The species name pulchra is derived from the Latin pulcher ("beautiful"), likely referring to a marking on the abdomen.
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 323657.