Austroaeschna parvistigma is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the swamp darner. It inhabits heavily vegetated and slow-flowing streams in eastern Australia, from northern New South Wales through Victoria, Tasmania and parts of South Australia.
Austroaeschna parvistigma is a very dark dragonfly with pale markings. It appears similar to the multi-spotted darner, Austroaeschna multipunctata, which inhabits mountain streams of southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria.
Etymology The genus name Austroaeschna combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Aeshna, a genus of dragonflies.
The species name parvistigma is derived from the Latin parvus ("small") and stigma ("spot" or "mark", from Greek στίγμα (stigma)), referring to the short and narrow pterostigma.
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See also List of dragonflies of Australia
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