Underwater and epilithic oviposition by Australian Aeshnidae (Odonata)
journal contribution
posted on 2023-04-03, 18:32authored byJohn Hawking, Frank Suhling, Keith Wilson, Gunther Theischinger, Graham Reels
La Trobe University Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre
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In this article we report underwater oviposition and epilithic oviposition in Anisoptera. We observed Notoaeschna sagittata totally submerged ovipositing on bare rock in the fast current of a rapid. Dendroaeschna conspersa oviposited also underwater, but into wood submerged in very clear water.