Acanthaeschna victoria

Thylacine darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Acanthaeschna
Selys, 1883
Species: A. victoria
Binomial name
Acanthaeschna victoria
Martin, 1901

Acanthaeschna victoria, the thylacine darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is intertidal marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A. victoria is the only member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Odonata Specialist Group (1996). "Acanthaeschna victoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.


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