Biology:Austroagrion cyane
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Short description: Species of damselfly
| South-western billabongfly | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Austroagrion |
| Species: | A. cyane
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| Binomial name | |
| Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)[2]
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Austroagrion cyane, the south-western billabongfly,[3] is a species of damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.[4] Despite their common name, they have been found not only in south-western Australia,[3] but also in diverse locations across Australia.[5]
Habit & Habitat
Austroagrion cyane are permanent residents of aquatic habitats. They prefer slow-moving water. The species grows to around 2–3 cm in length. Females are less common than males and are mostly attracted to ephemeral swamps.[6]
Gallery
Female wings
Male wings
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References
- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroagrion cyane". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14263010A59256493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14263010A59256493.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14263010/59256493. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite). Le grand genre Agrion" (in French). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique 42: 490–531, 952–991 [508]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34716940.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Günther Theischinger & John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 9780643090736. https://books.google.com/books?id=_ega6FdnwZ0C&pg=PA92.
- ↑ "Species Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroagrion_cyane.
- ↑ "Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". 2017. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0cb18aba-116d-465d-94e6-784ecd86f7e4.
- ↑ "South-western Billabongfly - Austroagrion cyane". http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.in/2010/03/south-western-billabongfly-austroagrion.html.
Further reading
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- "Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Atlas of Living Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fea991c8-ec08-4b41-90d2-000dbf66e821.
- Herbert Campion (1915). "A new Agrionine dragonfly from Northern Australia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8th ser. 16 (92): 105–108. doi:10.1080/00222931508693694. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60708#/summary.
- D. F. Waterhouse (1954). "The rate of production of the peritrophic membrane in some insects". Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 7 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/BI9540059. PMID 13159751. http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=BI9540059.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2290252 entry
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