Biology:Agriocnemis femina

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Variable wisp
Variable wisp (Agriocnemis femina).jpg
Kenelap Oxbow Lake
Sabah, Borneo
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species:
A. femina
Binomial name
Agriocnemis femina
(Brauer, 1868)[2]
Agriocnemis femina distribution map.svg

Agriocnemis femina, the variable wisp or pinhead wisp,[3] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[4] It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark tail. It is found from India, through South-east Asia to islands in the Pacific.[3] where it inhabits pools and stagnant water.[5]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2020). "Agriocnemis femina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T167208A179263659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167208A179263659.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167208/179263659. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Brauer, Friedrich (1868). "Dritter Bericht über die von Herrn G. Semper mitgetheilten, von dessen Bruder auf den Philippinen gesammelten Neuropteren und Beschreibung einer neuen Libellen-Gattung aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg.". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 541–558 [554]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25254517. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 102. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  4. "Species Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Agriocnemis_femina. 
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 189. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 

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