Agriocnemis rubricauda

Red-rumped wisp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species: A. rubricauda
Binomial name
Agriocnemis rubricauda
Tillyard, 1913[1]

Agriocnemis rubricauda is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[2] commonly known as a red-rumped wisp.[3] It is a small damselfly; the male has a red end to his tail.[3] It has been recorded from northern Australia[4] where it inhabits boggy seepages and swamps.[5]

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References

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  1. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404-479 [459] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Agriocnemis rubricauda Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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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