Austrophlebia costalis
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Austrophlebia costalis, the Southern Giant Darner, is a species of dragonfly
endemic to Australia
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This species is believed to be one of the fastest flying odonates
, clocked at nearly 60 miles per hour (26.8 m/s).
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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This species is believed to be one of the fastest flying odonates
Odonata
Odonata is an order of insects, encompassing dragonflies and damselflies . The word dragonfly is also sometimes used to refer to all Odonata, but the back-formation odonate is a more correct English name for the group as a whole...
, clocked at nearly 60 miles per hour (26.8 m/s).