Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907) is a animal in the Aeshnidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907)

Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907)

Dromaeschna forcipata, the green-striped darner, is a large black dragonfly with green stripes native to northeast Queensland, Australia.

Family
Genus
Dromaeschna
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907)

Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907) is a dragonfly species belonging to the family Aeshnidae, whose common name is the green-striped darner. This species typically lives in streams located within the coastal rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Dromaeschna forcipata is a large, black dragonfly that features dark green markings. The sides of its body display alternating black and green stripes.

Photo: (c) Geoff Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoff Walker · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Aeshnidae Dromaeschna

More from Aeshnidae

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