Austroagrion pindrina

Pilbara billabongfly
Female Austroagrion pindrina
museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Austroagrion
Species: A. pindrina
Binomial name
Austroagrion pindrina
Watson, 1969[1]

Austroagrion pindrina is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[2] commonly known as a Pilbara billabongfly.[3] It is a small damselfly; the male is blue and black.[3] It is endemic to the Pilbara region of Western Australia,[4] where it inhabits streams and still waters.[5]

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References

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  1. ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1969). "Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeography of dragonflies (Odonata) from the north-west of Western Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 17 (1): 65-112 [68]. doi:10.1071/ZO9690065.
  2. ↑ "Species Austroagrion pindrina Watson, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 94. 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. 198. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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