Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Infraorder Anisoptera Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Family Aeshnidae | |
Similar Zosteraeschna minuscula, Triacanthagyna, Austroaeschna, Anaciaeschna, Basiaeschna | ||
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.
Species
The genus Zosteraeschna includes the following species:
Some authorities treat Zosteraeschna usambarica as a subspecies of Zosteraeschna ellioti.
References
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