Ceriagrion aeruginosum

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

Ceriagrion aeruginosum
Redtail in Cairns, Queensland
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

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.

Gallery

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  Mating pair
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  Male from above
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  Male face
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Kalkman, V. (2009). "Ceriagrion aeruginosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163918A5667650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163918A5667650.en.
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. 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.

External links

• Ceriagrion aeruginosum (Redtail)