Agriocnemis dobsoni

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Tropical wisp

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species:
A. dobsoni
Binomial name
Agriocnemis dobsoni
Fraser, 1954[2]

Agriocnemis dobsoni is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[3] commonly known as a tropical wisp.[4] It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark end to their tail.[4] It is

endemic to north-eastern Australia,[5]
where it inhabits pools and swamps.[6]

Etymology

In 1954, Frederic Fraser named this species dobsoni, an eponym in acknowledgement of a specimen collected by Roderick Dobson.[2][7]

Gallery

  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

See also

References

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  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163543A87522933.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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    doi:10.1080/00222935408651709
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  3. ^ "Species Agriocnemis dobsoni Fraser, 1954". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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    ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6
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  5. ISBN 0643051368
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  6. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3
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  7. ISBN 9781925260625
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