Azuragrion nigridorsum, the black-tailed bluet or sailing bluet, is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Azuragrion |
Species: | A. nigridorsum
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Binomial name | |
Azuragrion nigridorsum (Selys, 1876)
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Distribution and status
editA common and widespread species with a range that extends from South Africa to Angola, Ethiopia, Oman, Yemen, Socotra, and Madagascar.[1]
Habitat
editThis damselfly is found in a wide variety of habitats including slow-flowing streams and ponds; both open and partly shaded habitats are used.[2]
Gallery
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Male
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Male
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Tail (abdomen) of male
References
edit- ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Azuragrion nigridorsum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59819A75347073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59819A75347073.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B. "Azuragrion nigridorsum (Selys, 1876)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
External links
edit- Media related to Azuragrion nigridorsum at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Azuragrion nigridorsum at Wikispecies
- Azuragrion nigridorsum on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
- Illustration (watercolour) by Sélys