Austroagrion cyane
| South-western billabongfly | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Austroagrion |
| Species: | A. cyane |
| Binomial name | |
| Austroagrion cyane | |
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Austroagrion cyane, the south-western billabongfly,[4] is a species of damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.[5] Despite their common name, they have been found not only in south-western Australia,[4] but also in diverse locations across Australia.[6]
Habit & Habitat
Austroagrion cyane are permanent residents of aquatic habitats. They prefer slow-moving water. Adults grow to around 20-30 mm in length. Females are less common than males and are mostly attracted to ephemeral swamps.[7]
Etymology
The genus name Austroagrion combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with Agrion, a genus name derived from Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Austroagrion thus refers to a southern representative of that group.[8]
The species name cyane is derived from Greek κυανῆ (kyanē, "dark blue"), referring to its distinctive blue colouring.[9]
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Male wings
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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite). Le grand genre Agrion". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 42: 490–531, 952–991 [508] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- 1 2 Günther Theischinger & John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-643-09073-6.
- ↑ "Species Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ↑ "Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Atlas of Living Australia. 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "South-western Billabongfly - Austroagrion cyane". 14 March 2010.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
Further reading
- "Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Atlas of Living Australia.
- 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.
- D. F. Waterhouse (1954). "The rate of production of the peritrophic membrane in some insects" (PDF). Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 7 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/BI9540059. PMID 13159751.