Tetracanthagyna

Updated on Dec 30, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Aeshnidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate
Similar Odonate, Idionyx, Gynacantha, Burmagomphus

Giant river hawker tetracanthagyna waterhousei

Tetracanthagyna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.

T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate.

The genus contains the following species:

Tetracanthagyna bakeri Campion in Laidaw, 1928

Tetracanthagyna brunnea McLachlan, 1898

Tetracanthagyna degorsi Martin, 1895

Tetracanthagyna plagiata (Waterhouse, 1877)

Tetracanthagyna waterhousei McLachlan, 1898

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