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Lesser Duskhawker
Gynacantha dobsoni
Gynacantha dobsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the lesser duskhawker. It inhabits ponds and swamps and is found in northern Australia.
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The genus name Gynacantha is derived from the Greek γυνή (gynē, "woman") and ἄκανθα (akantha, "thorn" or "spine"). The name refers to the spines at the end of the female abdomen. In 1951, F. C. Fraser named this species dobsoni, an eponym honouring its collector, Roderick Dobson of Sydney, who provided valuable Australian Odonata material and loaned parts of his collection for study.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323628.