Ceriagrion aeruginosum
| Ceriagrion aeruginosum | |
|---|---|
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| 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) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceriagrion erubescens (Selys, 1891) | |
Ceriagrion aeruginosum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Its common name is Redtail. It is found in Indonesia, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and possibly the Solomon Islands.[1]
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.[1] The taxon has been assessed as least concern 3.1 in the IUCN Red List.
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