Agriocnemis pieris

Agriocnemis pieris
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species: A. pieris
Binomial name
Agriocnemis pieris
Laidlaw, 1919

Agriocnemis pieris,[2] white dartlet,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India and is likely to extend into Bangladesh.[1]

It is a slender, small damselfly but very conspicuous with its bluish white color with dorsal black spots. It breeds in wet grasslands.[5][6][3][4]

The females of this species exhibit sexual mimicry. One group mimics the males’ colour (androchromes). Other groups will have their own female colouration (gynochromes).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Sharma, G. (2010). "Agriocnemis pieris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T167325A6328920. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. 1 2 "Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

See also

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