The Australian dragonflies : a guide to the identification, distributions, and habitats of Australian Odonata /

Dragonflies are conspicuous insects. Many are large; they fly strongly; most arebrightly coloured. As a result, they have been collected extensively. Their larvae areless familiar. 'Mud-eyes', as some are called, are drab, and almost all live in freshwaters, out of sight. They are, perhaps...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watson, J. A. L.
Otros Autores: Theischinger, G., Abbey, H. M. (Hilda May)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra : CSIRO, 1991.
Temas:
Dragonflies > Australia.
Dragonflies > Australia > Identification.
Dragonflies > Anatomy.
Libellules > Australie.
Libellules > Australie > Identification.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Dragonflies
Dragonflies > Anatomy
Libellules > Anatomie.
Odonates > Australie.
Australia
Field guides
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Dragonflies are conspicuous insects. Many are large; they fly strongly; most arebrightly coloured. As a result, they have been collected extensively. Their larvae areless familiar. 'Mud-eyes', as some are called, are drab, and almost all live in freshwaters, out of sight. They are, perhaps, best known as bait for freshwater fish. The dragonflies constitute a very distinct order of insects, the Odonata. InAustralia, two suborders are represented: damselflies (Zygoptera), generally veryslender insects, the fore- and hindwings similar in shape and venation and commonlyheld closed above the body at.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
ISBN:9780643100701
0643100709
9780643102392
0643102396

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