Aeshna

Aeshna
Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Subfamily: Aeshninae
Genus: Aeshna
Fabricius, 1775[1]
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A. petalura female laying eggs
Phulchowki, Nepal
A. petalura female laying eggs
Phulchowki, Nepal

Aeshna,[2] or the mosaic darners, is a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae. Species within this genus are generally known as "hawkers" (Old World) or "darners" (New World).

  1. ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1775). "V. Vnogata". Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus (in Latin). Flensburg & Leipzig: Kortius. pp. 420–426 [424]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.36510.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DPIX was invoked but never defined (see the help page).