Agrionoptera insignis allogenes

Agrionoptera insignis allogenes known as the red swampdragon is a subspecies of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] It is found in Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and possibly New Caledonia.[3]

Red Swampdragon
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Agrionoptera
Species:	A. insignis
Subspecies:	A. i. allogenes
Trinomial name
Agrionoptera insignis allogenes Tillyard, 1908[1]

The usual habitat of Agrionoptera insignis allogenes is in the vicinity of shaded ponds, creeks and swamps. It is of medium size (wingspan 70mm, length 40mm), with prominent yellow and black markings on its synthorax, and a reddish or orange abdomen with a black tip. The frons is a bright metallic green. Its range in Australia is from the top end of the Northern Territory, across northern Australia to midway down the east coast of New South Wales.[4] The species has not yet been assessed in the IUCN Red List, but is listed in the Catalog of Life[5]

Gallery

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  Male from above
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  Female face on
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  Yellow mouth parts
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On some remarkable Australian Libellulinae. Part ii. Descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33: 637–649 [641] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. "Subspecies Agrionoptera insignis allogenes Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
4. Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
5. Catalog of Life: Red Swampdragon