Austroaeschna cooloola is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] known as the Wallum darner.[3] It has been found in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits sandy and densely vegetated streams.[4]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Telephlebiidae |
| Genus: | Austroaeschna |
| Species: | A. cooloola
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| Austroaeschna cooloola Theischinger, 1991[1]
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Austroaeschna cooloola is a dark brown to black dragonfly with blue markings. It appears similar to the more widespread unicorn darner, Austroaeschna unicornis,[3] and the tropical unicorn darner, Austroaeschna speciosa, found near Cairns in Far North Queensland.[1]
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- ^ a b Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 21–51. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) cooloola Theischinger, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.