Ceriagrion aeruginosum

Ceriagrion aeruginosum
Redtail in Cairns, Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ceriagrion
Species: C. aeruginosum
Binomial name
Ceriagrion aeruginosum
(Brauer, 1869)[2]
Synonyms

Agrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869) Ceriagrion erubescens (Selys, 1891)

Ceriagrion aeruginosum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[3] Its common name is redtail. It is found in Indonesia, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and possibly the Solomon Islands.[4]

Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, ponds and slow moving streams. The adult is a medium-sized damselfly (wingspan 50mm, length 45mm) mostly red with the synthorax becoming pale green as it matures. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat in the north-west and north-eastern part of the continent from about Broome to the south-eastern Queensland border.[4] The taxon has been assessed as least concern 3.1 in the IUCN Red List.

See also

References

  1. Kalkman, V. (2009). "Ceriagrion aeruginosum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163918A5667650.en. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. Brauer, F. (1869). "Beschreibung neuer Neuropteren aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 19: 9-18 [13] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Ceriagrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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