Agriocnemis dobsoni

Tropical wisp
Scientific classification
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]

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  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Agriocnemis dobsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1954). "Two new species of Odonata from Australia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (74): 145-149 [147]. doi:10.1080/00222935408651709 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
  3. ↑ "Species Agriocnemis dobsoni Fraser, 1954". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 189. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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