The alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[3][4] that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.[5] Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Telephlebiidae |
| Genus: | Austroaeschna |
| Species: | A. flavomaculata
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| Austroaeschna flavomaculata | |
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Austroaeschna flavomaculata is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata, which is found in small mountain streams in south-eastern Australia.[4]
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna flavomaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14255728A59256358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255728A59256358.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33: 1–83 [47]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ "2. Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard".
- ^ Theischinger, G. (1982). "A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata : Aeshnidae : Brachytroninae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 30 (87): 1–67. doi:10.1071/AJZS087.