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Zosteraeschna

Zosteraeschna is the scientific name of a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae. These relatively large dragonflies are also known as hawkers. They are dark brown with yellow-green markings; On the abdomens of the males, much of the top of S2 and base of S3 are blue.

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Zosteraeschna
Zosteraeschna minuscula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Subfamily: Aeshninae
Genus: Zosteraeschna
Peters & Theischinger, 2011
Species

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Zosteraeschna is the scientific name of a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae.1 These relatively large dragonflies are also known as hawkers. They are dark brown with yellow-green markings; On the abdomens of the males, much of the top of S2 and base of S3 are blue.2

Species

The genus Zosteraeschna includes the following species:1

Some authorities treat Zosteraeschna usambarica as a subspecies of Zosteraeschna ellioti.2

References

References

  1. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". www.pugetsound.edu/. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.