Species Gynacantha mocsaryi Föster, 1898

Museums

Regional Maps

• Gynacantha mocsaryi Förster, F. 1898. Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea. Természetrajzi Füzetek 21: 271-302 [292].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNH 9♂ 3♀, Erima, Astrolabe Bay (as Astrolabebai), Papua New Guinea.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

NE QLD, New Guinea, Moluccas.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal
• Papua New Guinea

Oriental Region

• Indonesia

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: crepuscular, predator, volant.

Larvae: aquatic, predator.

 

General References

Theischinger, G., Hawking, J. & Orr, A. 2021. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 2nd edn.

Tillyard, R.J. 1916. Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 33: 1-83 pls 1-9 (biology)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	28-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)