Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a large brown dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is reddish-brown, with two broad greenish-yellow stripes on each side. Wings are transparent with
pterostigma, reddish-brown. Abdomen is reddish-brown, marked with azure-blue, white, and yellow. Abdomen segment 1 has a large pale yellow spot on each side. Abdomen segment 2 has white marks on the sides and azure-blue on the dorsum with a broad spot of reddish-brown on mid-dorsum. Abdomen segments 3 to 7 are brown on dorsum with black apical annules. Abdomen segments 8 to 10 are darker on dorsum with a pair of dorsal apical spots. Anal appendages are dark reddish-brown. Female appears similar to the male.[8][9]
Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a
crepuscular species, flies during dawn and dusk. It is common in marshes surrounded by woods where it breeds.[9][10]
Gallery
Male, Bengaluru, India
Female, Bengaluru, India
Female, Atiu, Cook Islands
Female wings
Male wings
Note
The Australasian duskhawker, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, should not be confused with almost-similarly named
Australian duskhawker, Austrogynacantha heterogena, a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.
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abTheischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148.
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^K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 183–184.
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^Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO.
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^Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190.
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