Biology:Agriocnemis falcifera
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Short description: Species of damselfly
Agriocnemis falcifera | |
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Immature male; Cumberland Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Agriocnemis |
Species: | A. falcifera
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Binomial name | |
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959
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Agriocnemis falcifera, the white-masked whisp, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to southern Africa.[1] This tiny damselfly is found in grassy fringes of ponds and pools and is gregarious.[2]
It is 23–27 mm long with a wingspan of 23–30 mm. Males and females are similar; when immature they are initially all orange-red, with later stages orange-red on the terminal segments of the abdomen only; when mature, only the anal appendages are orange-red. The forehead has a whitish band that runs from eye to eye, and the small green post-ocular spots are connected across the back of the head.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Suhling, F. (2017). "Agriocnemis falcifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T63182A75332624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63182A75332624.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63182/75332624. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. South Africa: Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620338784.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3386969 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriocnemis falcifera.
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